The heronry at Sowley is the largest in Hampshire; in 1984 this held 60 occupied nests although now more well known for its nesting little egrets.
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In spring, and occasionally in autumn, birds may soar high above the heronry and chase each other, undertake aerial manoeuvres or swoop down towards the ground.
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Her improvements included planting of the Great Elm Walk and Little Elm Walk, which established shady walkways down to the island heronry of the Hackney Brook at the bottom of the park.
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Swell Wood, an ancient deciduous wood on the southern edge of the reserve, has one of the UK's largest heronries, which is best visited between March and June.
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The disused gravel pits are now lakes and the largest of these are Heronry South Lake and Sailing Lake while the smaller lakes are Weedy Lake, Rudd Lake, Cloudy Lake and Hayling Lake.
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Perhaps best known for its heronry ( thought to be the largest in the Peak District, with over 20 breeding pairs ), the reserve is also home to ravens and birds of prey.
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Most of the woodland is designated a Site of Biological Importance, while part of the area including Trentabank Reservoir is a nature reserve managed by the Cheshire Wildlife Trust; the reserve contains a large heronry.
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By 10 : 15, I was standing atop an observation platform, the children nowhere to be heard, with a heronry in my binocular sights and a flock of flamingos flying past in formation over the marshes.
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The beautiful grounds at Abney Park, which became Watts'permanent home from 1736 to 1748, led down to an island heronry in the Hackney Brook where Watts sought inspiration for the many books and hymns written during these two decades.
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The formal Botanical Gardens contain more than 300 plant species in five formal " rooms " as well as four sculpture " rooms . " Adjacent to the Botanical Gardens is a bird blind which allows visitors to observe nesting birds in Shangri La s heronry.
