Where to Photograph Birds in the UK

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Where to Photograph Birds in the UK

We are attempting to list all places where photographers can photograph wild birds within the UK. This is the start of a list that will both grow over time and hopefully we will be able to add more columns or information.

The entries managed by the RSPB and WWT are free to enter for members. The majority of the RSPB sites have free access and in this list we have marked with an * those sites which have an Entry Fee or Parking Fee for members of the public.

Where the name of the Reserve is hyperlinked this links to a Location or Featured Location page with more information on this site and over time more of these will be added, we will be delighted if some of you would like to also produce location or featured location pages.

Reserve	Location	Website Link	Manager
Abberton Reservoir	Essex	Aberton	Wildlife Trust
Abbots Hall Farm	Essex	Abbots Hall	Wildlife Trust
Adur Estuary	Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex,	Adur Estuary	RSPB
Ailsa Craig	Girvan, Ayreshire	Ailsa Craig	RSPB
Airds Moss	Glasgow	Airds Moss	RSPB
Amberley Wildbrooks	Pulborough, West Sussex	Amberley Wildbrooks	RSPB
Arne	Nr Wareham, Dorset	Arne	RSPB *
Arundel Wetland Centre	Arundel, Sussex	Arundel WWT	WWT *
Aylesbeare Common	Devon	Aylesbeare Common	RSPB
Ballinlaggan	Carrbridge, Scotland	Ballinlaggan	RSPB
Balranald	Lochmaddy, Western Isles	Balranald	RSPB
Barons Haugh	Motherwell	Baron's Haugh	RSPB
Belfast Lough	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Belfast Lough	RSPB
Bempton Cliffs	Bridlington, East Yorks	Bempton Cliffs	RSPB *
Berney Marshes	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk	Berney Marshes and Breydon Water	RSPB
Birsay Moors	Krikwall, Orkney	Birsay Moors	RSPB
Blacktoft Sands	Goole, East Yorks	Blacktoft Sands	RSPB *
Blean Woods	Canterbury, Kent	Blean Woods	RSPB
Boyton Marshes	Aldeburgh, Suffolk	Boyton Marshes	RSPB
Bracklesham Bay	East Sussex	Bracklesham Bay	RSPB
Brading Marshes	Sandown, Isle of Wight	Brading Marshes	RSPB
Brodgar	Stromness, Orkney	Brodgar	RSPB
Buckenham Marshes	Norwich, Norfolk	Buckenham Marshes	RSPB
Caerlaverock Wetland Centre	Dumfries, Scotland	Caerlaverock WWT	WWT *
Campfield Marsh	Wigtown, Cumbria	Campfield Marsh	RSPB
Carngafallt	Rhayader	Carngafallt	RSPB
Castle Espie Wetland Centre	Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland	Castle Espie WWT	WWT *
Chapel Wood	Devon	Chapel Wood	RSPB
Church Wood	Gerrards Cross, Bucks	Church Wood	RSPB
Cliffe Poos	Rochester, Kent	Cliffe Pools	RSPB
Coll	Arinagour, Coll, Hebrides	Coll	RSPB
Conwy	Conwy, North Wales	Conwy	RSPB *
Coombes and Churnet	Leek, Staffordshire	Coombes and Churnet	RSPB
Copinsay	Island off Scottish coast - Aberdeen	Copinsay	RSPB
Corrismony	Cannich, Highlands of Scotland	Corrimony	RSPB
Cottascarth	Kirkwall, Orkney	Cottascarth and Rendall Moss	RSPB
Culbin Sands	Nairn, Invernessshire	Culbin Sands	RSPB
Cwm Clydach	Swansea	Cwm Clydach	RSPB
Dungeness	Lydd, Kent	Dungeness	RSPB *
Elmley Marshes	Sittingbourne, Kent	Elmley Marshes	RSPB
Exe Estuary	Exeter, Devon	Exe Estuary	RSPB
Fairburn Ings	Castleford, West Yorks	Fairburn Ings	RSPB
Fairy Glen	Inverness	Fairy Glen	RSPB
Farne Islands	Northumberland	Farne Islands	National Trust
Farnham Heath	Farnham, Surrey	Farnham Heath	RSPB
Fetlar	Baltasound, Uist	Fetlar	RSPB
Fore Wood	Battle, East Sussex	Fore Wood	RSPB
Forsinard Flows	Thurso, Highlands	Forsinard Flows	RSPB
Fowlmere	Royston, Herts	Fowlmere	RSPB
Fowlsheugh	Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire	Fowlsheugh	RSPB
Frampton Marsh	Boston, Lincs	Frampton Marsh	RSPB
Freiston Shore	Boston, Lincs	Freiston Shore	RSPB
Garston Wood	Shaftesbury, Dorset	Garston Wood	RSPB
Gayton Sands	Parkgate, Cheshire	Gayton Sands	RSPB
Geltsdale	Brampton, Cumbria	Geltsdale	RSPB
Glenborrodale	Fort William, Highlands	Glenborrodale	RSPB
Greylake	Bridgwater, Somerest	Greylake	RSPB
Gigrin Farm - Red Kites Gigrin Farm Gallery	Rhayader, Mid Wales	Girgrin Farm	Powell Family *
Gwenffrwd-Dinas	Llandovery, Carmarthenshire	Gwenffrwd-Dinas	RSPB
Ham Wall	Glastonbury, Somerset	Ham Wall	RSPB
Havergate Island	Aldeburgh, Suffolk	Havergate Island	RSPB *
Haweswater	Penrith, Cumbria	Haweswater	RSPB
Hayle Esturary	Hayle, Cornwall	Hayle Estuary	RSPB
Highnam Woods	Gloucester	Highnam Woods	RSPB
Hobbister	Kirkwall, Scotland	Hobbister	RSPB
Hodbarrow	Millom, Cumbria	Hodbarrow	RSPB
Holkham National Nature Reserve	Norfolk	Holkham NNR	NNR
Hoy	Stromness, Scotland	Hoy	RSPB
Inner Marsh Farm	Nr Conwy, North Wales	Dee Estuary - Inner Marsh Farm	RSPB
Irish Marshes	Kingussie, Scotland	Insh Marshes	RSPB
Inversnaid	Crianlarich, Stirling	Inversnaid	RSPB
Ken-Dee Marshes	Castle Douglas, Dumfries	Ken-Dee Marshes	RSPB
Lake Vyrnwy	Welshpool, Powys	Lake Vyrnwy	RSPB
Lakenheath Fen	Brandon, Suffolk	Lakenheath Fen	RSPB
Leighton Moss	Carnforth, Lancs	Leighton Moss	RSPB *
National Wetlands Centre for Wales	Llanelli, South Wales	National Wetlands Centre for Wales	WWT *
Loch Garten	Abernethy, Aviemore, Scotland	Loch Garten	RSPB *
Loch Gruinart	Port Ellen, Islay	Loch Gruinart	RSPB
Loch na Muilne	Stornaway, Lewis	Loch na Muilne	RSPB
Loch of Kinnordy	Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland	Loch of Kinnordy	RSPB *
Loch of Spiggie	Sumburgh, Scotland	Loch of Spiggie	RSPB
Loch of Strathbeg	Fraswerburgh, Scotland	Loch of Strathbeg	RSPB
Loch Ruthven	Inverness, Scotland	Loch Ruthven	RSPB
Lochwinnoch	Paisley, Scotland	Lochwinnoch	RSPB *
Lodmoor	Weymouth, Dorset	Lodmoor	RSPB
London Wetland Centre	Barnes, London SW13	London WWT	WWT *
Lough Foyle	Londonderry, Northern Ireland	Lough Foyle	RSPB
Lower Lough Erne	Enniskillen, Northern Ireland	Lower Lough Erne	RSPB
Marazion Marsh	Penzance, Cornwall	Marazion Marsh	RSPB
Marshide	Southport, Merseyside	Marshside	RSPB
Martin Mere Wetland Centre	Tarlscough, Lancs	Martin Mere WWT	WWT *
Marwick Head	Marwick, Orkney	Marwick Head	RSPB
Mawddach Woodlands	Dolgellau, Gwynedd	Mawddach Woodlands	RSPB
Mersehead	Dalbeattie, Dumfries	Mersehead	RSPB
Mill Dam	Kirkwall, Orkney	Mill Dam, Shapinsay	RSPB
Minsmere	Saxmundham, Suffolk	Minsmere	RSPB *
Mousa	Lerwick, Shtetland	Mousa	RSPB
Mull of Galloway	Stranraer	Mull of Galloway	RSPB
Nagshead	Lydney, Gloucestershire	Nagshead	RSPB
Newport Wetlands	Newport, South Wales	Newport Wetlands	RSPB
Nigg Bay	Nigg, Highlands, Scotland	Nigg Bay	RSPB
North Hill	Pierowall, Westray Orkney	North Hill	RSPB
North Warren	Aldeburgh, Suffolk	North Warren	RSPB
Northward Hill	Hoo, Kent	Northward Hill	RSPB
Noup Cliffs	Pierowall, Westray, Orkney	Noup Cliffs	RSPB
Old Hall Marshes	Tiptree, Essex	Old Hall Marshes	RSPB
Old Moor	Barnsley, South Yorks	Old Moor	RSPB *
Onziebust	Kirkwall, Orkney	Onziebust, Egilsay	RSPB
Otmoor	Oxford	Otmoor	RSPB
Ouse Washes	Chatteris, Cambs	Ouse Washes	RSPB
Parkgate	Neston, Cheshire	Dee Estuary - Parkgate	RSPB
Portmore Lough	Craigavon, Northern Ireland	Portmore Lough	RSPB
Point of Aire	Prestatyn, North Wales	Dee Estuary - Point of Air	RSPB
Pulborough Brooks	Pulborough, West Sussex	Pulborough Brooks	RSPB *
Radipole Lake	Weymouth, Dorset	Radipole Lake	RSPB *
Rainham Marshes	Purfleet, Essex	Rainham Marshes	RSPB *
Ramsey Island	St David's, Pembrokeshire	Ramsey Island	RSPB *
Rathlin	Ballycastle, Northern Ireland	Rathlin - The West Light	RSPB
Rockland Marshes	Norwich, Norfolk	Rockland Marshes	RSPB
Rye Meads	Hoddesdon, Herts	Rye Meads	RSPB
Sandwell Valley	West Bromwich, West Midlands	Sandwell Valley	RSPB
Shapwick Heath	Shapwick, Somerset	Shapwich Heath	Natural England
Skomer Island	Off Pembrokeshire Coast	Skomer Island	Countryside Council for Wales
Slimbridge Wetland Centre WWT HQ	Slimbridge, Gloucestershire	Slimbridge	WWT *
Snettisham Nature Reserve	Hunstanton, Norfolk	Snettisham	RSPB
South Stack Cliffs	Holyhead, Anglesey	South Stack Cliffs	RSPB
St Bees Head	Whitehaven, Cumbria	St Bees Head	RSPB
Stour Estuary	Harwich, Essex	Stour Estuary	RSPB
Strumpshaw Fen	Norwich, Norfolk	Strumpshaw Fen	RSPB *
Sumburgh Head	Lerwick, Shetland	Sumburgh Head	RSPB
Surlingham Church Marsh	Norwich, Norfolk	Surlingham Church Marsh	RSPB
RSPB Headquarters	Sandy, Bedfordshire	The Lodge	RSPB *
The Oa	Port Ellen, Islay	The Oa	RSPB
Titchwell Marsh	Hunstanton, Norfolk	Titchwell Marsh	RSPB *
Troup Head	Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire	Troup Head	RSPB
Trumland	Kirkwall, Orkney	Trumland, Rousay	RSPB
Tudeley Woods	Tunbridge Wells, Kent	Tudeley Woods	RSPB
Udale Bay	Dingwall, Highlands, Scotland	Udale Bay, Highland	RSPB
Valley Wetlands	Holyhead, Anglesey	Valley Wetlands	RSPB
Vane Farm	Kinross, Scotland	Vane Farm	RSPB *
Vange Marshes	Basildon, Essex	Vange Marshes	RSPB
Washington Wetland Centre	Washington, Tyne and Wear	Washington WWT	WWT *
Welney Wetland Centre	Ely, Cambs	Welney WWT	WWT *
Westhay Moor	Westhay, Somerset	Westhay Moor	Somerset Wildlife Trust
West Sedgemoor	Longport, Somerset	West Sedgemoor	RSPB
Wolves Wood	Hadleigh, Suffolk	Wolves Wood	RSPB
Wood of Cree	Newton Stewart, Dumfries	Wood of Cree	RSPB
Ynys Hir Nature Reserve	Machynlleth, Powys	Ynys-hir	RSPB *