Short birdwatching visit · RSPB
Tetney Marshes
Grimsby · DN36 4HE
Tetney Marshes is a wide Humber Estuary landscape for watching winter wildfowl and waders from public seawall paths. Saltmarsh, mudflats, dunes and saline lagoons create a broad range of feeding habitats, with Redshank a characteristic bird. In autumn and winter, look for Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Knot and Golden Plover among the flocks. This is an exposed walking reserve rather than a hide-based visit. Keep to the seawall rights of way: access across the saltmarsh and beach is prohibited both for wildlife protection and because the tide can make the ground dangerous.
Birds and seasons
- Redshank — Typically year-round
- Dark-bellied Brent Goose — Typically autumn and winter
- Knot — Typically autumn and winter
- Golden Plover — Typically autumn and winter
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- There are no hides or viewing screens; watch from the permitted public footpaths.
- Paths
- The seawall route is linear, with no access across the beach or saltmarsh.
- Toilets
- No reserve toilets; facilities are identified in Cleethorpes.
- Parking
- Use the council’s Humberston Fitties car park and note its posted seasonal closing time.
- Dogs
- Dogs are welcome on leads on designated public rights of way.
- Accessibility
- The operator does not recommend the present routes for wheelchair or pushchair access.
Getting there: Arrive at Humberston Fitties car park; do not park in gateways or on roadside verges.
Sources
Social preview photograph: Common Starling standing in grass in Oxfordshire. Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and converted for the preview.
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: Spurn National Nature Reserve, 7.3 miles away in a straight line.