The hibernacula are communal so there are a few adders in the area, 18 individuals so far this year, in their own special locations. You can see the same individuals as they are recognisable from their scale patterns on the head, and you can tell the sex by the colour so they become personal acquaintances. The thing about adders is that they are such beautiful, elusive creatures. Adders spend the winter there underground, emerge in the spring, disperse in the summer and return in the autumn. I don’t want to say much more than that because disturbance is one of the issues that adders face. I took the above photo of a female adder emerging from hibernation to sun herself on 22 February in a hibernaculum, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire, not far from where I live. Jemma M McCarthy, 45, works in insurance, Shrewsbury ‘I was beside myself with excitement’Ī female adder emerging from hibernation to sun on 22 February, near Banchory in Aberdeenshire. The location is only five miles away from where I live and I never even knew it existed until I took up photography in March 2020 when we went into lockdown. It’s a place I have only discovered recently even though it’s so close to my house as now I am working from home and, without a commute to work, it has freed up time to get up early for sunrise and sunset photos which I would not have been able to do before. I felt so lucky to be able to witness such a fantastic view. It was breathtaking to see the fog and mist spreading across the fields and forests. The view is looking out towards south Shropshire and the Welsh mountains. The photo above was taken around sunrise on 27 February from the viewpoint at Grinshill and Corbet Wood, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire. The image has had a colour enhancer effect applied to it. Jacquie Gordon, 60, garden designer, Malvern, Worcestershire ‘Breathtaking’Ī photo from the viewpoint at Grinshill and Corbet Wood, near Shrewsbury in Shropshire on 27 February. Every day I look forward to who will visit next. I have loved birds since I was child and there are definitely many more coming in to the garden and in the surrounding area now. The pleasure the feeding station has given me is immeasurable. ![]() Although the owl sculpture is very realistic the robin clearly doesn’t see it as a threat. I was absolutely thrilled as the robin has often been my companion when I am out gardening – he has got more and more confident. The station is adjacent to an owl sculpture and one day, by chance, I looked up and saw this little chap looking straight back at me! ![]() I have an office in the garden and having been given a bird feeding station as a 60th birthday present just over a month ago, I moved everything round in the office to give me a better view. The photo was taken on 2 March in our garden on the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire. There are two disabled parking spaces on the car park.A robin in a garden on the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire on 2 March. Because this is limited it is adviseable to pre book this facility, whenever possible, by contacting us on 01597 810243. The main car park is located on the farmyard but we are able to provide limited parking immediately outside the hides for disabled persons. The walk to them follows a farm track with a gentle slope up and through the picnic area, followed by a slightly uneven track with a gentle downward slope to the hides (please see note above regarding driving down).ĭue to the uneven terrain the farm trail is not suitable for wheelchairs. The hides are 130 metres away from the farmyard. Access to the two lower parts is available to wheelchair users and those with differing mobility requirements – if the doors are not open please enquire and our staff will happily open them up to provide access. Space is a little restricted in the gift shop, which is on three levels. There are two seating areas for the coffee shop, an outdoor covered area and an indoor heated area located in the old bull pens both are suitable for disabled access. There is a disabled toilet located on the farmyard. The farmyard is tarmac coated, slightly sloping in parts. The Farmyard – low ramps provide access to the toilets, the café and the shop. There is a coffee shop & gift shop, a picnic site, and farm trail. The Red Kite Centre is located in the most beautiful countryside, in the heart of Mid Wales, overlooking both the Wye and Elan Valleys, and just half a mile from the market town of Rhayader. We have general hides for you to watch from, as well as specialist Photographic Hides, both of which are just a few metres away from where the Red Kites are fed. It is a truly breathtaking spectacle which we hope you will come along and witness for yourself. Hundreds of Red Kites feed here every day. We are a 200 acre family-run working farm, now famous for our Red Kite Feeding Centre.
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