Warburg Reserve, Oxon

Hi All,

I was reading through some past posts and saw that the Warburg Reserve has a couple of hides good for photography, is this still the case as I don't want to go all the way there from Herts and find its no good.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks and Kind regards.
Chris.
www.c-m-l.com

Hi Chris,

I used to go to Warburg a lot. The vegetation did overgrow the ponds at one point. I have not been there for a few months now. This time of year the veg should have died back. I have seen rabbits, deer, bullfinches, all other finches, dragonflies emerging, and most typical woodland birds. All these feed at the feeders near the hide. One hide is much better for photography as its set lower down to water level (the water being a small pond). The other hide is has feeders but they are some distance from the windows and I don't remember there being any suitable perches.

Its still a great place to go, but I would probably wait to early spring. It has a fantastic bluebell display (orchids in summer). The road into the reserve is good for roe deer, partridge, pheasant, and red kite.

Cheers Elliot. Will have to go there at some point soon.

Regards Chris.

For what it's worth, I've been here on many occasions and personally would not go to photograph birds (great for flora and reptiles). I've sat in the hide by the pond for hours without any success or optimism.

Dave
Forestof Dean, UK