We love it when visitors get to Leighton Moss on 🚉 🚌or🚲 We love it so much we give non-members half price entry onto the reserve.
Plus qualify for the Green Travel offer in the cafe
Plan your green travel visit today and give our new menu a try in our recently refurbished café

Event: Leighton Moss in Spring, 17th May. events.rspb.org.uk/events/72505 Our super guide John will help you explore the reserve on the lookout for star Spring species including Marsh Harrier, Bittern, Osprey and maybe some new arrivals.
Image of mallard and chicks: Jarrod Sneyd

What's been seen RSPB Leighton Moss today? Check out our sightings board for the info.
There is one pretty unusual sighting on there, I'm not sure it has been verified though Taylor Swift ?!

Recent visitor Bob Howell captured these brilliant shots of Bittern in the reedbed RSPB Leighton Moss You can make out 2 birds in the 2nd image. We've heard the booming all spring, now our wardens are watching closely to see how they get on with breeding.

We're saying goodbye to some members of our café team😥
Which means we're recruiting 😃
You get to work in our lovely recently refurbished café kitchen😍
Fancy joining us? Click on the link for more info and to apply tinyurl.com/577a8n8h

Ann, one of our volunteers, caught this great little sequence of a Great Crested Grebe having a tussle with an eel, according to Ann the Grebe got quite frustrated with its catch, you can see that in the final pic

Want to know what's been seen at Leighton Moss and Morecambe Bay recently, our volunteers are back with the sightings blog including details of all the spring activity including otters, orchids and osprey
Otter and orchid image: Jarrod Sneyd
community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/…

The refreshed café RSPB Leighton Moss is now open. We've also launched the new Spring/Summer menu. It's a great time to visit. The reserve is buzzing with Spring activity, Marsh Harriers + Bitterns flying around the reedbed, warblers singing, swifts + sand martins whizzing around

It's feeling very spring like RSPB Leighton Moss, today's highlights:
-butterflies - orange tip, brimstone, comma & red admiral
-lots of birdsong, the warblers are really getting going
-regular bittern flights across the site
-green woodpeckers in the field next to the visitor centre

Some great sightings at RSPB Leighton Moss this week. Stork at Warton Mires briefly on Monday, Laura from the warden team got a photo through her scope. Pair of pied flycatchers seen nr Lower hide📸J Sneyd
Short Eared Owl at Allen hide this morning. Regular bittern sightings📸J Sneyd

Last night, the Northern Lights danced across UK skies.

This beautiful moment was captured by a supporter near RSPB Leighton Moss, whilst the booming of Bitterns filled the night air - magical!

Were you lucky enough to spot it near you? ✨

📷Caroline Webb

I'm looking for someone organised and passionate about helping nature to volunteer 2-4 times per month to help with admin tasks related to the breeding wader survey. Based at the RSPB Lancaster office. volunteer.rspb.org.uk/opportunities/…

Our brilliant blog writing volunteers Sue and Ann are back with the latest recent sightings blog.

image : Green woodpecker - Ann Stupple

community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/…

The Nestbox is open for business at RSPB Leighton Moss. Whilst we get some work done in the cafe you can grab a drink and a snack at the new hut, christened the Nestbox. We're running a slightly reduced menu, there's still plenty of choice and the same top team serving you.

Have you planned your day today? Yesterday was fantastic. Brilliant Black-tailed godwits at Jackson, Coot nest building, Lapwing displaying, Reed and Sedge warbler singing, thousands of Sand martins including feeding close at Grisedale. Today looks better so come and join us 👍