![]() ![]() Turn left at the Sloop Public House and follow Waterside Road until you reach the footbridge. By cycle or on footįrom the Humber Bridge, leave the bridge and follow Far Ings Road towards Barton. There are daily sailings from Zeebrugge and Rotterdam, please visit the P&O Ferries website for more information. The P&O Ferries terminal at Hull is half an hour’s drive from Waters’ Edge. Please call 08 or visit the National Rail website for details of services. By railīarton Railway Station is a short walk from Waters’ Edge down Maltkiln Road. The nearest bus stop to Waters’ Edge is at Barton Railway Station, which is a short walk away along Maltkiln Road. Call Traveline on 08712 002233 or visit the Traveline website for details of bus services in the area. There are regular services running to Barton upon Humber from Scunthorpe and Hull. ![]() If you are using a satnav, enter the postcode DN18 5JR into your device to navigate your way to Waters’ Edge. WATERS EDGE FREEThe country park is at the very end of Maltkiln Road and there is a large free car park immediately to the left as you enter the park. By roadįrom the south: take the A15 to Barton upon Humber.įrom the north: take the first exit after the Humber Bridge (A15), signposted Barton upon Humber.īrown signs will direct you through the town to Waters’ Edge. Waters’ Edge Country Park and Visitor Centre is less than a mile from the historic town centre of Barton upon Humber. It is also an internationally important wetland site under the Ramsar Convention with the intertidal foreshore and some of the adjacent North Sea coastline identified as a potential SPA and proposed as a Ramsar site. The Humber Estuary is important for nature conservation, with significant parts of the estuary designated as a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the Birds Directive. Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe and Water Rail also nest here. In winter many more wildfowl live here, including Wigeon, Teal, Goldeneye and Gadwall, Goosander and occasionally Smew. Many types of duck (including Mallard, Pochard and Tufted Duck) nest on the islands and margins. Heron, Grebes and Kingfisher then prey on the fish. The water at Far Ings is rich in microscopic life that provides food for many invertebrates, which in turn support fish such as eel, roach, rudd and perch. Kingfishers are frequent here in winter and mixed flocks of finches may be seen feeding on the seeds of the salt marsh plants.įreshwater lakes are important for wildlife and the clay pits provide some substitute for the great wetlands of Lincolnshire lost through drainage. The upper shore is clothed in salt marsh with cord-grass, sea plantain, scurvy grass and sea aster, there are also areas of common reed. In May and August, passage waders such as Curlew, Sandpiper and Whimbrel occur, whilst Black-tailed Godwit and Oystercatcher have been frequent visitors in recent winters. In winter, Dunlin, Ringed and Grey Plover, Redshank, Knot and Bar-tailed Godwit all feed on the mud flats at low tide. Wildfowl occur in great numbers, while wading birds inhabit the mud of the foreshore and offshore. The Humber (one of Britain’s largest estuaries) supports abundant wildlife. The second site is located across the Haven, at the Humber Bridge viewing area and is home to our: two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).The first 86 acre site is home to the visitor centre. Waters’ Edge Country Park is set in 110 acres of picturesque woodland, wetland, and wildflower meadows, split over two sites. ![]()
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