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| - | Map: [http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=532699&y=187244&z=1&sv=Lordship+Road&st=1&tl=Lordship+Road,+N16&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf]
| + | The Reservoirs Nature Society (TeRNS) [http://sites.google.com/site/stokenewingtonreservoirs/home] - Stoke Newington Reservoirs' natural history group. |
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| - | Website: The Reservoirs Nature Society (TeRNS) [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/terns2/index.htm] for daily news, events and information.
| + | Please contact TeRNS [http://sites.google.com/site/stokenewingtonreservoirs/home] for bird records and wildlife information about Stoke Newington reservoirs. |
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| - | Website: latest records and photos, migration counts, monthly summaries etc.:- 'Stoke Newington Birds' [http://stokenewingtonbirds.blogspot.com]
| + | The Reservoirs Nature Society (TeRNS) is for everyone interested in the birds and wildlife of Stoke Newington reservoirs nature reserve and conservation areas, including Abney Park Cemetery LNR, Clissold Park, and Allens Gardens. |
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| - | Access is currently limited.
| + | Stoke Newington Reservoirs are designated a "Site of Metropolitan Importance for Conservation", and were protected as a conservation area by Hackney Borough in 1986. Completed in 1833 there are 17 hectares of open water - Hackney's biggest wetland area. |
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| - | However good views of most of the two reservoirs can be had from the New River public path, which runs for approximately one kilometre along the north side of the site, bisected by Lordship Road. Panoramic views of the East Reservoir can be obtained from the raised platform, immediately below the northern tower block, on Bethune Road. Greater access granted to The Reservoirs Nature Society (TeRNS) by Thames Water in 2005 has been welcomed by local birders and naturalists.
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| - | Completed in 1833 there are 17 hectares of open water - Hackney's largest, most diverse wetland area. They are designated a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Conservation, and were given legal protection in 1986.
| + | OS grid ref: TQ325874 |
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| - | For a comparatively small, central London site set against such an urban backdrop, SNR's have produced some surprisingly good records for local patchworkers, and a recent strong upsurge in coverage has greatly improved the local picture. However, regular effort is strongly advised, and the area can be quiet for the visiting birder.
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| - | Recent highlights include Golden Oriole, Black-necked Grebe, Garganey and Pied Flycatcher.
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| - | Records for 2006 include Black-tailed Godwit (over), Caspian, Yellow-legged & Mediterranean Gulls, Osprey (over), Goldeneye, Tree Sparrow and Whinchat, as well as at least 11 Common Buzzards during the spring, and several Ring Ouzels & Rock Pipits in autumn.
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| - | The site is also recommended for visible migration, with 2006 - the first year of committed observation throughout the spring and autumn - producing unexpected quality and quantity. Watching from first light invariably produces most of the activity.
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| - | '''Getting there''': Manor House, on the Piccadilly Line, is five minutes walk via Green Lanes (or 106, 141, 341 buses).
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The Reservoirs Nature Society (TeRNS) is for everyone interested in the birds and wildlife of Stoke Newington reservoirs nature reserve and conservation areas, including Abney Park Cemetery LNR, Clissold Park, and Allens Gardens.
Stoke Newington Reservoirs are designated a "Site of Metropolitan Importance for Conservation", and were protected as a conservation area by Hackney Borough in 1986. Completed in 1833 there are 17 hectares of open water - Hackney's biggest wetland area.
