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	Leighton Moss RSPB
		Leighton Moss is the largest remaining reedbed in north-west England.
		Until 1996, otters were regularly seen at the RSPB Leighton Moss reserve in Silverdale, but the animals then disappeared.
		Leighton Moss is one of the RSPB’s most popular nature reserves and welcomes new visitors.
	www.wildlifeextra.com /go/uk/uk-leighton.html (723 words)

	The RSPB: Valentine's Day is for birds too
		Robin Horner, RSPB reserve manager, said: 'It’s always a relief when we hear the first booming bittern of the year, as we know that these rare and extraordinary birds have survived the winter and are back seeking a mate.
		Leighton Moss is open daily from 9 am to dusk, visitor centre is open daily (except Christmas Day), 9 30 am-4.30 pm (5pm in summer).
		The RSPB reserve team are organising ‘Bitterns at bedtime’ events every Wednesday throughout May when booming bitterns are at their most vocal.
	www.rspb.org /media/releases/details.asp?id=tcm:9-183416 (832 words)

	Amazon.com: "Leighton Moss": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Killiekrankie 17 1 3 5 Stour Wood 16 5 3 The Lodge 15 1 6 Minsmere 14 1 2 3 Leighton Moss 13 1 6 Wolves...
		These range from the reed- 112 fringed meres of Leighton Moss on the Morecambe Bay coast of Lancashire, a haunt of the rare, booming bittern and the equally elusive otter, to...
		The Devil's Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale is one of the most ancient bridges in the country The RSPB reserve at Leighton Moss, 3 miles (5km) northwest of Carnforth, is famous for its reed-beds and wetland wildlife.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Leighton-Moss (588 words)

	RSPB Leighton Moss - Binoculars and telescopes demonstration - Country Escapes - Visit Lancashire
		Jen Walker, Visitor Officer at RSPB Leighton Moss nature reserve said: "Using the Bittern Bus is great value for visiting Leighton Moss and you will also be doing your bit for the environment by using public transport to help preserve the natural beauty of the area.
		“There’s plenty to see at Leighton Moss at this time of year with several recent sightings of the elusive Bittern, as well as otters.
		RSPB Leighton Moss - Binoculars and telescopes demonstration 3 Feb 2008
	www.visitlancashire.com /site/rspb-leighton-moss-binoculars-and-telescopes-demonstration-p111070 (298 words)

	Bearded tits thriving in Lancashire.
		Leighton Moss is one of only a handful of places in the country where the sparrow-sized birds nest.
		RSPB wardens are delighted that around 30 pairs of bearded tits nested at Leighton Moss this year raising almost 80 young.
		RSPB Leighton Moss warden, David Mower, said: ‘We’re delighted that they have had a successful breeding season.
	www.wildlifeextra.com /do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=271&listitemid=789 (647 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - RSPB Leighton Moss, Lancashire, UK
		reserve at Leighton Moss is one of the most important breeding sites in the British Isles, for one of that country's most endangered species of bird, the bittern.
		The reserve is situated at Silverdale, which is close to Morecambe Bay, in the north west of England.
		Leighton Moss reserve is open all year round, from 9am to 9pm (or dusk if earlier) except Christmas Day.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A507043 (516 words)

	Notts RSPB: Articles: RSPB Press Release: Calling All Bitterns (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hopes of an increase this spring are receding and the Society is calling for any reports of bitterns heard or seen to be sent in.
		Three birds are in Lancashire at the RSPB's Leighton Moss reserve and a further two in two other English counties.
		A grant of £1.5 million has been given by the EU's LIFE programme to a partnership of conservation organisations and is being used to restore and extend reedbeds across the UK.
	www.notts-rspb.org.uk /articles/rspb_bittern.html (585 words)

	Leighton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leighton House Museum, a museum in London, United Kingdom
		[Leighton Holdings] Leighton Group companies offer a broad range of project development and contracting services and skills to public and private sector clients from a wide range of industries.
		[Leighton Asia] Leighton Group in Asia operates through two separate entities: Leighton Asia (Northern), which incorporates operations in Hong Kong, Macau, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Tailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; and Leighton Asia (Southern), which incorporates operations in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and the Persian Gulf.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leighton (291 words)

	birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
		The group was formed in 1972 to support the work of the RSPB in protecting birds and their environment.
		Leighton Moss is close to the internationally important estuary of Morecambe Bay, where the RSPB also has a reserve with hides overlooking the Bay.
		Leighton Hall is home to a small, but magnificent collection of birds of prey.
	www.fatbirder.com /links_geo/europe/england_lancashire.html (3007 words)

	Mersey Reporter & Southport Reporter - News page. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Using its nature reserves in Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria, the RSPB is running the courses to focus on managing important habitats for wildlife.
		RSPB reserves are managed to provide ideal conditions for birds and other wildlife.
		Leighton Moss RSPB reserve in Lancashire during July, about Saltmarsh management.
	www.southportreporter.com /177/southportreporter177-5.shtml (698 words)

	Leighton1
		This marvellous RSPB site was once an outlier of the estuary leading into Morecambe Bay.
		The marshy valley was drained by a coal-fired pumping station and a sea wall built, but the expense of the First World War (1914-1918) meant that it was simply too costly to keep the pumps going.
		At the seaward end of the reserve is a hide dedicated to the memory of the late Eric Morecambe - a keen birdwatcher who was born nearby in Morecambe.
	www.soundsnatural-hss.com /leighton.html (330 words)

	Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve
		for a map of the area), we passed the sign leading to the Leighton Moss estate, to find that they were having a falconry exhibition and flying display in an hour.
		We then proceeded to Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve itself, where we spent a few hours scoping out the marsh from the nature centre and visiting one of the closer hides (they have six).
		Although we didn't manage to see or hear one, the reedbeds of Leighton Moss are one of the last strongholds of the Bittern in England.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/Hotspots/England/LeightonMoss.html (268 words)

	Green2Blue Property specialist from the A6 to the Bay
		Leighton Moss is the largest expanse of reedbeds in the North West.
		Large meres, glinting in the sun, lie amid the reedbeds and the whole area is enfolded in a natural amphitheatre, with the forested limestone hills on all sides except the south where Leighton Moss gives way to salt marshes and the open expanse of Morecambe Bay.
		Leighton Moss is nationally important – but then so much of the Arnside and Silverdale area is special.
	www.green2blue.co.uk /article.htm (1175 words)

	ConservationEvidence.com
		The bearded tit Parurus biarmicus is a local bird in the UK confined to wetland habitat dominated by reed Phragmites australis.
		At Leighton Moss RSPB reserve in northwest England, water levels have been raised in spring and summer both to provide suitable conditions for breeding bittern Botaurus stellaris and to reduce the rate of reedbed succession and invasion of willow Salix spp.
		This nestbox design is both cheap and relatively easy to construct, and with on average 42% of boxes occupied (deemed to be a high rate of occupancy) over the eight years of their use to date, these boxes have proved very successful at Leighton Moss.
	www.conservationevidence.com /ViewEntry.asp?ID=125 (954 words)

	Otters may be returning to RSPB Leighton Moss - Lancaster - Latest Local News
		Otters may be returning to RSPB Leighton Moss
		Glimpses of an otter may mean they are back on the nature reserve, much to the delight of conservationists at RSPB Leighton Moss.
		In the past one pair of otters regularly bred at Leighton Moss, feeding on fish and eels in the rivers but the last time they were seen on the reserve was in 1995.
	www.thebestof.co.uk /lancaster/news/12866 (379 words)

	RSPB Leighton Moss - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: )
		OneLang.com lets you search a huge database of reference and product information to find relevant, specific information on almost any topic.
		RSPB Leighton Moss is a nature reserve in Lancashire, England, in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
		It is situated at Silverdale near Carnforth, on the edge of Morecambe Bay.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/RSPB_Leighton_Moss (120 words)

	RSPB Sheffield Members Group
		These are mainly events raising funds to meet the Group’s target for money for RSPB projects, meeting members of the public to inform them of the aims of the RSPB and Group activities.
		Also a sum of £610 from the sale of RSPB goods in the previous year has also to be added.
		The total sum is to be split equally between the RSPB reserves at Marshside and Leighton Moss.
	www.rspb-sheffield.org.uk /events.htm (266 words)

	ConservationEvidence.com
		Removal of grass by scraping to enhance nesting areas for breeding waders at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Lancashire, England
		Limestone slag banks created in the early 20th century, were subsequently colonised by several ground nesting waders (ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and lapwing Vanellus vanellus).
		Please quote this case as: Wilson J. (2005) Removal of grass by scraping to enhance nesting areas for breeding waders at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Lancashire, England.
	www.conservationevidence.com /ViewEntry.asp?ID=141 (506 words)

	RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve - City Coast Countryside
		RSPB Leighton Moss - Red Deer at Dusk
		RSPB Leighton Moss - Family Activity: Pond Dipping
		Leave M6 at jct 35 and the reserve is signposted from the A6 at Yealand Redmayne, north of jct 35.
	www.citycoastcountryside.co.uk /site/rspb-leighton-moss-nature-reserve-p1795 (376 words)

	B&B at Greenthorne Farm, Yealand Redmayne (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leighton Moss Bird Reserve, Carnforth Steam Town, and Leighton Hall
		Greenthorne Farm stands at the centre of the picturesque village of Yealand Redmayne, in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
		Local attractions include RSPB Leighton Moss bird reserve, golfing and horse riding - all within a mile.
	www.greenthorne.co.uk /index.htm (181 words)

	RSPB Leighton Moss
		RSPB nature reserves provide an excellent opportunity to watch birds and other wildlife in some of the most beautiful parts of the country.
		Opening Hours: The reserve and visitor centre are open daily all year round (except 25 December).
		The nearest bus stop is immediately opposite the reserve entrance.
	www.scienceworlds.co.uk /out_&_about.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.contentItem_show_1&cit_id=2927 (107 words)

	Leighton Moss nature reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire, UK, 11 November, 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Leighton Moss nature reserve, Silverdale, Lancashire, UK, 11 November, 2006
		Leighton Moss nature reserve, Silverdale, near Lancaster, UK, 11 November, 2006
		This is the largest remaining reedbed in North West England, designated as two SSSIs and protected as a bird reserve by the RSPB.
	www.ministry-of-information.co.uk /blog1/0611/111106-01.htm (60 words)

	British Garden Birds - RSPB Leighton Moss
		RSPB Leighton Moss is the largest reed bed in north-west England, it is near Morecambe Bay.
		A short distance away is RSPB Morecambe Bay reserve with two convenient hides that overlook pools and out to Morecambe Bay where you can see usually see Scoter and Eider bobbing up and down among the waves.
		Below is a list of species I have observed on my visits to the two reserves.
	www.garden-birds.co.uk /lists/leighton.htm (182 words)

	BirdBlog: Take a ride on the Bittern Bus
		The single fare is just £1.50 for an adult or £3.00 for an all day Bittern pass allowing you to get on and off the bus anywh ere on the route with just the one ticket.
		As a special bonus Bittern Bus ticket holders can also obtain free access to the RSPB Leighton Moss worth £4.50 on presentation of a valid bus ticket.
		The Bittern Bus is supported by a partnership including the Arnside and Silverdale AONB, the RSPB and Lancashire C ounty Council.
	birdblog.merseyblogs.co.uk /archives/2006/08/take_a_ride_on.html (349 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Lancashire \| Rare white bearded tit spotted
		The rare white bearded tit was spotted in reeds at RSPB Leighton Moss in Silverdale by a member of the public.
		The bird is not a true albino, having colour in its eyes and beak, but it could be one-in-a-million, said a Leighton Moss spokesperson.
		Around 30 pairs of bearded tits nested at Leighton Moss in 2006 and raised almost 80 young.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/lancashire/6189634.stm (344 words)

	Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Gurupedia
		It has more members than the UK's three main political parties, combined.
		It was founded in 1889 in England, initially to stop the use of grebe "fur" -- the use of the plumage of the Great Crested Grebe on ladies' clothing to simulate real fur.
		In 2001, the RSPB had 168 bird reserves in the
	www.gurupedia.com /r/rs/rspb.htm (99 words)

	RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve - Activities & Tours in Carnforth - Cumbria - The Lake District
		RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve - Activities & Tours in Carnforth - Cumbria - The Lake District
		RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve, Carnforth is located in the Kendal & Southern Lake District.
		RSPB Leighton Moss Nature Reserve is situated in Carnforth
	www.bigtripper-lakedistrict.co.uk /activities_and_tours/carnforth/rspb_leighton_moss_nature_reserve_96175.htm (138 words)

	Leighton Moss backs arrival of solar power - Lancashire Evening Post
		THE RSPB's Leighton Moss nature reserve, near Carnforth, is spearheading a major UK project to harness more power from the sun.
		The society has teamed up with solar energy producer 'solarcentury' to launch a unique package of domestic solar energy systems to RSPB supporters.
		obin Horner, RSPB Leighton Moss site manager, said: "Climate change is already affecting birds, wildlife and people.
	www.lep.co.uk /37/Leighton-Moss-backs-arrival-of.734505.jp (361 words)

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