Join us as we take a walk through Hilton Gravel Pits Nature Reserve in Derbyshire. This was a lovely walk on a partially sunny winters afternoon. Lots of little paths to explore, birds to hear and nature to see. This is a very relaxing walk and we hope that it makes for a very relaxing video, too.
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🟢 LOCATION – Wiki
The combination of lakes and ponds, woodland and sheltered sunny areas make the former gravel pits at Hilton a haven for wildlife. The reserve supports species that are fast declining in this country including the great crested newt and black poplar.
The reserve is well-known for its dragonflies and damselflies. Fifteen species have been recorded here, among them the emperor and ruddy darter dragonflies and the emerald and red-eyed damselflies.
The old gravel pit settling beds provide a sheltered area where they can feed and where plants such as southern marsh orchids and common twayblade have now established themselves. The ponds and lakes attract many species of waterfowl. You can see coot, great crested grebe and tufted duck, while in spring the water is an amphibian nursery – frogs, toads, great crested and common newts all breed here.
A streak of blue flashing across the water will alert you to the presence of a kingfisher. Walk through the woodland in autumn and you will find a wealth of fungi growing near the path – among the many species that flourish here are fly agaric and shaggy inkcap.