Coombes Valley RSPB reserve

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View from the bird hide in RSPB Coombes Valley reserve Cloughmeadow Cottage - geograph.org.uk - 402649.jpg
View from the bird hide in RSPB Coombes Valley reserve

Coombes Valley RSPB reserve (grid reference SK005525 ) is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB, near the town of Leek in Staffordshire, England. It is best known for its breeding woodland birds, including common redstart, [1] wood warbler [2] and pied flycatcher. [1] It is also home to the nationally scarce argent and sable moth, a priority species in the UK's Biodiversity Action Plan.

The Combes Brook flows through the valley on its way to the River Churnet. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Star Species". RSPB. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. "About Coombes Valley". RSPB. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. "Combes Brook". data.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

53°04′11″N1°59′38″W / 53.06974°N 1.99399°W / 53.06974; -1.99399