Welcome to the only official RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden page. The purpose of this page is for everyone to enjoy the nature that calls the garden home, sharing photos, news, events and updates from our favourite wildlife garden. We hugely encourage you to share sightings, photos, pose questions and have discussions about the site. We all have a love of RSPB Flatford, so please assume po
sitive intent in each other. Whether you are new to visiting, have been coming for years, or have never actually been but hope to one day, then all are welcome in this group. RSPB Flatford Wildlife Garden sits on the banks of the river Stour and is set amongst quintessential English countryside where John Constable used to paint. Home to a host of wildlife friendly garden tips, tricks and inspiration, wildlife such as goldfinch, great spotted woodpecker, long-tailed tit, various dragonfly, damselfly, butterfly, bees and more also pay a visit. Be sure to visit us while we open seasonally, April to October. This official page is managed by some of our staff and volunteers. Please note, it will be checked daily during work hours of 9am-5pm but is not staffed throughout that whole period. If you have some specific feedback or a complaint to make please contact us by email at [email protected]. You can find lots of information on our website www.rspb.org.uk/flatford as well. We encourage polite, friendly discussion, but personal insults, abusive or threatening language will not be tolerated, so please be respectful of each other and of our staff and volunteers. Any comments that include swearing or are deemed offensive will be removed and if individuals continue to post these types of comment to the page, then we may block them. Whether you have specific kit or just your camera phone, the wildlife and landscape of the reserve provides beautiful photography opportunities throughout the seasons. Please follow these considerations:
-Stick to the designated areas for visitors and adhere to any signage.
-Be mindful of your dwell time at viewing points around the garden to allow everyone an opportunity to view the wonderful wildlife and plants here.
-When it comes to nature photography, please always remember the welfare of the subject is more important than the photograph, so follow the Nature Photographers' Code of Practice. https://bit.ly/NaturePhotoCode
Cover image credit: Shirley Sampson
