Creative Curriculum
Getting out from beyond the desk and out in the natural world can inspire real creativity as it captures your pupils’ imagination.
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Potteric Carr nature reserve
Famed for its wetland birds including bitterns and marsh harriers, explore the mosaic of habitats and enjoy the stunning vistas at Potteric Carr.
Restoring some of Potteric Carr’s oldest marshes
Mark Roberts, Potteric Carr’s reserve manager, talks us through some of the recent changes at Decoy Marsh and Old Eaa Marsh.
Brown trout
A fierce predator of small fish and flying insects, the brown trout is widespread in our freshwater rivers. It is has a golden body, flanked with pale-ringed, dark spots.
Potteric Carr Sightings
Wildlife sightings at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve
Rainbow trout
With a silvery body, and purple, pink and bluish streaks down its flanks, the rainbow trout lives up to its name. Popular with anglers, it is actually an introduced species in the UK.
Potteric Carr wildlife sightings
Daily wildlife sightings at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve
Potteric Carr wildlife sightings 2021
Daily wildlife sightings at Potteric Carr nature reserve.
Please send your Potteric Carr wildlife sightings and photos to pottericsightings@gmail.com
Please send your Potteric Carr wildlife sightings and photos to pottericsightings@gmail.com
Murmuration magic at Potteric Carr
A spectacular performance with a cast of thousands and plenty of edge-of-the seat jeopardy: one of nature’s great shows is being staged at Potteric Carr this winter.
Our photo competition winners!
See the winners of our 2019 photo competition, celebrating our nature reserves!
The Potteric Carr hat trick
Earlier last year, something very special happened at Potteric Carr nature reserve… Andy Dalton, Gateway Manager, tells us more...
Potteric Carr wildlife sightings 2019/20
Daily wildlife sightings at Potteric Carr nature reserve.