United Kingdom
England
South West England
Devon
East Devon
Otterton
Otter Estuary Nature Reserve
United Kingdom
England
South West England
Devon
East Devon
Otterton
Otter Estuary Nature Reserve
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 46 out of 48 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: East Devon National Landscape
Location: Otterton, East Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom
The Otter Estuary Nature Reserve is a 57-acre Site of Special Scientific Interest consisting of tidal mudflats and saltmarsh. There is no public access to the estuary itself but footpaths lead to two viewing platforms on the west and two hides one on the west and one on the east. The wintering population of wildfowl and waders includes common redshank, greenshank, dunlin, common sandpiper, ringed plover, grey plover, Eurasian curlew, common snipe, water rail, Eurasian wigeon, Eurasian teal, common shelduck, brent goose, red-breasted merganser and little grebe. Eurasian reed warbler, reed bunting and sedge warbler breed on the reserve.
September 13, 2024
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