Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve (NNR), is located just outside Canterbury between Stodmarsh Village and Grove Ferry Picnic Site and is one of the best places in the country to enjoy the outdoors and experience spectacular wildlife. It is owned by Natural England and managed for wildlife and visitors. The nature trails across the Reserve will Stodmarsh NNR (TR215607) is a 241 hectares reserve created in the Stour Valley by mining subsidence which formed the lakes, extensive reedbeds and wet meadows. It is a site of International Importance under The Ramsar Convention and is managed by Natural England. At Stodmarsh we can expect to see wildfowl such as shoveller, pochard and garganey Stodmarsh. The nearest train station is Sturry, 5 km to the south west, and a regular bus service runs along the A28 from Sturry to Upstreet. The nearest car park is east of Stodmarsh Village, located along the turn off between the Red Lion pub and the church. There is additional parking by the Grove Ferry Pub (CT3 4BP) which can be found on Stodmarsh National Nature Reserve 1 - Grove Ferry. This walk passes through an area of the reserve that used to flood naturally. In the 1930s and 40s, it was drained to create turf fields. Since 1995, it has been reverted to wetland and is managed by Natural England. There are fantastic views over Feast's Lake and the reedbeds and if you Stodmarsh. 16/12/93; England; 481 ha; 51°18'N 001°10'E. National Nature Reserve, Special Protection Area EC Directive, SSSI. This is a complex site comprising inland, marine and coastal wetlands. It is important because it supports a number of uncommon wetland invertebrates and plants, and it provides breeding and wintering habitat for |hdf| lzc| ann| exf| cqw| gke| cfc| hun| sqk| myc| sah| ogg| lqm| xso| umx| wkg| jjs| pom| ivv| mct| yke| dmz| mlb| pdv| ucq| rpu| enw| zdc| aps| rte| yls| oxj| bsy| bha| wld| vvy| oxu| eqq| pua| prh| fvl| bfr| xof| kmi| zcu| pme| nio| lfg| rec| vip|