Rutland Water Nature Reserve
Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · Egleton, Rutland
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 9am
🌳 Outdoor0–11–33–55–88–1212–16🐐 AnimalsEducational
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Baby changing
- Buggy friendly
- Picnic area
Access & inclusion
- Step-free access
There is plenty of parking, please display your permit
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Rutland Water Nature Reserve spans 1000 acres of lagoons and wetlands along 9 miles of shoreline, one of Britain's most important wildfowl sanctuaries. In winter it regularly holds in excess of 25,000 ducks, geese and swans. The reserve is famous for its reintroduced ospreys — in 2001 the first osprey chick fledged in Central England for 150 years. Over 30 bird watching hides and nature trails run from two visitor centres. The Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre has an electric buggy available for hire, and many hides and trails are wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Lyndon Visitor Centre runs March to September; the Anglian Water centre opens year round. Paths are pushchair friendly throughout.
Search for rare spring migrants, admire fishing ospreys in the summer, enjoy the autumn wader passage and marvel at huge flocks of winter wildfowl.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Tissues
- Car window sunshade
- Portable phone charger
- Pushchair buggy board
- Changing mat
- Sunglasses
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