Drakelow
Drakelow
A haven for birdwatchers in the Trent Valley
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Drakelow Nature Reserve consists of old gravel pits and riverside meadow in the floodplain of the River Trent. It lies on a natural meander on the south side of the river just upstream of Burton on Trent. Its location has made it an extremely important flyway for birds for many years and it now forms a significant link in a chain of wetland reserves along the Trent Valley. The variety of habitat attracts a wide range of species including large numbers of wildfowl in the winter months, breeding and roosting cormorants and a range of smaller species including reed warbler in summer and water rail in winter. During summer the site is also rich in butterflies and dragonflies with all the commoner species being recorded here.
Species and habitats
- Habitats
- Wetland
Nearby nature reserves
- Brankley Pastures
- 4 miles - Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
- Croxall Lakes
- 5 miles - Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
- Willington Gravel Pits
- 7 miles - Derbyshire Wildlife Trust