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Marshside RSPB reserve
Nature reserve in Southport, Merseyside, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marshside is a wetland nature reserve operated by the RSPB in the Marshside area of Southport, Merseyside, England. It lies 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the centre of Southport,[1] on the southern side of the Ribble estuary, and is part of the wider Ribble & Alt Estuaries Ramsar reserve.[2] and the Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve.[3]
The RSPB reserve has two bird hides, the northernmost - named "Sandgrousers' Hide" - serving as a visitor centre.[4] There are also three viewing screens.[4]
The reserve is used by large numbers of overwintering pink footed geese, from Iceland, and wigeon, from Siberia.[5][6] In summer, species such as avocets[7] and lapwing breed there.
in 2019, the RSPB acquired an adjacent area of wet grassland, Crossens Inner Marsh, in order to extend the reserve.[3]
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