Lakenheath Fen RSPB Bird reserve. These pictures were taken on my mobile phone late afternoon yesterday.
This is a lovely place of calm and peace in Lakenheath.
At Lakenheath Fen, the RSPB has converted an area of arable farmland into a large wetland, consisting mainly of reedbeds and grazing marshes.
The new reedbeds have attracted hundreds of pairs of reed warblers and sedge warblers, as well as bearded tits and marsh harriers.
Bitterns have been seen increasingly in all seasons of the year.
In early summer, hobbies catch insects high over the marshes.
Golden orioles breed in the remnant poplar woods on the reserve, along with blackcaps, garden warblers and woodpeckers.
Barn owls and kingfishers are regularly seen during the winter months.
There is a new visitor centre where you can find out more about the reserve, its wildlife and history.
Find out more here:
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