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Events at Rutland Water
Birdfair 2021 Update - Event Cancelled
An important update from the Birdfair team
Events
Find your local Wildlife Trust event and get stuck in to wild activities, talks, walks and much more.
Water avens
Look for Water avens in damp habitats, such as riversides, wet woodlands and wet meadows. It has nodding, purple-and-orange flowers that hang on delicate, purple stems.
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Wildfowl and Wader Day at Rutland Water with Terry Mitcham
This day is an excellent opportunity to see the wide variety of wildfowl that are passing through Rutland or arriving for winter.
News from Abroad
We have received some exciting news about one of our 2015 Manton Bay fledglings, S2(15)!
Water mint
Water mint grows in damp places and has aromatic leaves that can be used to flavour food and drink. Gathering wild food can be fun, but it's best to do it with an expert - come to a Wildlife…
Woodland
Our woodlands are a key tool in the box when addressing climate change for their carbon storage potential, but are less well known for their potential to limit flooding events, with wet woodlands…
Great reedmace
Great reedmace is familiar to many of us as the archetypal 'bulrush'. Look for its tall stems, sausage-like, brown flower heads and green, flat leaves at the water's edge in our…
Great Merrible Wood
Bluebells, badgers and woodland birds: what more could you want from this beautiful woodland? Adjacent to Eye Brook Reservoir, the reserve is bursting with wildflowers, mammals and birds, and is…