Infrared video cameras are used to observe wildlife at nighttime when rivers come to life. There have been some great sightings this way, including cubs. See Essex Wildlife Trust for details of upcoming events. Visitors often report seeing otters here. Last summer a family from Liverpool saw a female and two cubs walking along the nature trail in mid-afternoon! The best time to visit is October — December when otters come to the waterfalls to chase the leaping salmon.
Turning marked by brown reserve sign. Grid ref: OS SN Take an early morning walk along the river Tees towards the reserve. Check the river and riverbank for otters, which are regularly seen in and around the town. At the barrage, keep an eye out for common seal and kingfisher too. Centre of Stockton on Tees. Follow the road to the Talpore. Grid ref: OS NZ The reserve stretches along both sides of the Clyde gorge and offers spectacular views of waterfalls.
While looking for otters here, also keep an eye out for peregrine, badger and bats, and learn more in the visitor centre. One mile south of Lanark, signposted from all major routes. Grid ref: OS NS Three to four mile walk from the train station, half a mile from Winchester bus station, or use park and ride.
Post code SO23 8DX. Grid ref: OS SU This site is great for otters — in a mother and cubs were seen here several times. Below is a selection of photographs of spraints, tracks and other otter signs.
The best signs are of course tracks, but other signs are listed below. Spraints : In other words, otter droppings. These are 2 — 7cm long, will contain fish bones and scales, be tarry and black but turn grey when old, and naturally, will smell very strongly of fish!
Anal jelly : This is a clear jelly-like substance that smells the same as spraint. This can also be black, but varies in colour. Anal discharge : You may find anal discharges on rocks and boulders.
There is a picture below to help you recognise this sign. Under and near bridges On banksides On boulders or rocks either in or near a river On old tree stumps or logs At either end of shortcut paths On gravel banks or sand and muddy areas Around ponds and lakes In marshes or reed beds At river junctions or intersections.
When out looking for otters, please follow to this safety advice:. Otters A brief species factfile. In Being A Beast , the writer Charles Foster attempted to live like one, calculating he'd need to eat 88 Big Macs each day to keep pace. Foster realised it was impossible to mimic their way of life. Zoologists find it so difficult to follow them in the wild that Britain's leading researchers can only get up close when they are dead. Here are the best places in the UK where you can catch a glimpse of these fascinating creatures Bosherston Lakes in Pembrokeshire.
Bosherston Lakes in Pembrokeshire is one of the most reliable places for seeing these mammals. Even I've seen one swimming among the lily pads here. They are mostly nocturnal, so it's best to look for them at dawn and dusk. Earsham Wetland Centre. Earsham Wetland Centre on the banks of the River Waveney, on the Suffolk-Norfolk border, offers free entry and a riverside walk where they are regularly spotted.
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