Leighton Moss Nature Reserve (Carnforth)

Leighton Moss is a lovely nature reserve in the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, near Carnforth in Lancashire. Leighton Moss is owned and managed by the RSPB and is the largest area of reed bed in the North of England. The nature reserve is signposted from the M6 motorway (junction 35a) and is about three miles from the motorway exit, mostly through country lanes (tip, follow the signs for Leighton Hall first, then Leighton Moss). Parking is easy at Leighton Moss, there are two large car parks, on the reserve and over the road. There is an entry fee (£4.50 for adults, £1 for children), but, as usual, RSPB members get in ...  Read the complete review

Leighton Moss is an area of extensive reed beds and salt marshes near Morecambe in Lancashire. It is the largest remaining habitat of its type in the north west of England and the whole site is owned and managed by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). I have some very fond memories of this Nature Reserve as a young Child, when my Parents used to bring me here en route to our holidays in the Lake District. This vast expanse of reed beds was always something magical to me, with its footpaths that cut between these reeds, which at over ten feet high must have appeared huge when I was so small. In later life I have visited similar ...  Read the complete review