St Aidens Astley-Outfall
Managed by RSPB
Site Details:
Site Details:
Walkers: Length 1711 Altitude: 12m Walk Time 45 mins
St Aidan's has been transformed from an old, open cast mine to a reserve that's alive with wildlife. Its relatively small size means you can easily explore a rich variety of habitats including reedbeds, wetlands, meadows and woodland.
Sections:
Sections:
S1: Numbers are quite low
S2: Main Grassland area and fairly dry where Gatekeeper are in the highest numbers.
S3: Damper area with more Ringlets
S4: Mixture of grasslands and shaded woodland boundary where Speckled Wood are nearly as common as Gatekeeper and the vanessids can be seen with Comma in good numbers
Results 2023:
Results 2023: