Route: Far Ings National Nature Reserve
Area: North Lincolnshire
Date of walk: 21st July 2014
Walkers: Andrew
Distance: 3.5 miles
Weather: sunny and warm
On my way to the start of yesterday’s walk I’d driven past the sign to Far Ings. Inspired by the wonderful wildlife sightings I’d enjoyed on that occasion, I decided to return to the area and pay a visit to the nature reserve at Far Ings which is managed by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
The Visitor Centre was closed today as a result of a storm surge in December 2013 but repair work is well underway and it’s due to re-open next month
I parked in the alternative car park by Ness End Farm and spent a happy two or three hours wandering round the site and visiting some of the well maintained hides that are provided by the Trust
There was plenty of birdlife to see, and I was thrilled to see a kingfisher and a marsh harrier both of which were out of sight before I could lay hands on the camera. Dragonflies and butterflies were to be seen everywhere
I walked about 3.5 miles and still didn’t manage to explore the whole reserve. For some suggested trails proposed by the Trust, click here. I do recommend a visit – it’s a wonderful place
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The night before the walk our son James was staying in Lincolnshire, quite close to Far Ings, and took these photos of a very dramatic sky
Less threatening skies this afternoon as I enter the nature reserve
View from the hide overlooking Ness Pit
Cormorants basking in the sun
It was strange to see ships masts passing by, but the River Humber is just beyond the hedge and East Yorkshire on the far bank is beyond
Target Lake, with a colony of lapwings in the middle
The path took me to the south bank of the River Humber
On the Viking Way now, walking towards the Humber Bridge
After that enjoyable walk along the shore, I re-enter the reserve
Greylag Goose
Peacock
Tern
A Black Headed Gull, looking rather depressed
All too soon it’s time to leave the reserve
