Spoonbill - RSPB-Bowling Green Marsh 16/7/2018
Immature bird seen in left water channel from the garden
Spoonbill - RSPB-Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham 16/6/2019
Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve, Topsham (24th September 2013)
Highlights of some of the wildlife I saw at the Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve
Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve, Topsham, Devon 2nd December 2013
Some highlights of a visit to the Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve including wigeons, teal and waxwings
Red Foxes, Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve, Topsham (24th September 2013)
I was really surpassed to see these two red foxes out in daylight (about 5pm) at the Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve in Topsham.
male Ruff - RSPB-Bowling Green Marsh 28/01/2018
Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve Topsham, Devon (29th November 2013)
Lots of migrant wild birds including wigeons, waxwings, geese and ducks at the nature reserve in Topsham
Long-billed Dowitcher - RSPB-Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham 3/10/2019
Great White Egret - RSPB-Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham 19/10/2019
On Clyst left of view platform.
Bowling Green Marsh Nature Reserve (15th October 2013)
Highlights of lots of wading birds at the Bowling Green Marsh nature reserve in Topsham, Devon
Places to see in ( Topsham - UK )
Places to see in ( Topsham - UK )
Topsham is a town near to Exeter in the county of Devon, England, on the east side of the River Exe, immediately north of its confluence with the River Clyst and the former's estuary, between Exeter and Exmouth. Although village-sized, with a current population of around 5,023, increasing to 5,519 at the 2011 census for the electoral ward population which includes Countess Wear, which is its own individual settlement. Topsham was designated a town by a 1300 royal charter, until the Exeter urban district was formed. It is served by Topsham railway station on the branch line to Exmouth. In 2011 was the 150th anniversary of the railway coming to Topsham, on what is now called the Exeter–Exmouth Avocet Line.
The native Celtic settlement of Topsham became the port of the Roman city of Isca Dumnoniorum (Exeter) in the first century AD, and continued to serve it until the Roman occupation of southern Britain ceased about the year 400. In the 7th century the Saxon rule in East Devon saw the settlement grow into a considerable village.
St Margaret's Anglican Church in Topsham, dates back to the 10th century. Although reconstructed several times, it remains in its original location as granted in 937 by King Athelstan, who gave a parcel of land, i.e. a manse, which the vulgar called Toppesham, to the monastery Church of St Mary and St Peter in Exeter, for the cure of his soul, to have in eternal freedom so long as the Christian Church shall endure.
Topsham's position, offering a sheltered harbour to seagoing trade enabled it to thrive as a port, a centre for both fishing and shipbuilding. Notable ships such as HMS Terror (part of Franklin's lost expedition) and HMS Cyane (later known as the USS Cyane after capture by the American Navy) were built here in the early 19th century. The town was the scene of a notable Parliamentarian naval assault during the English Civil War.
There are many Dutch style houses in Topsham dating from the time when Topsham was an important cotton port. Many of Topsham's houses are built using Dutch bricks, which were brought over as ballast from Holland – to where the wool and cotton from South-West England had been exported.
After a period of decline over the first half of the 20th century, Topsham has increasingly become a desirable and high-value residential location. The 21st century has seen development into the 'Topsham Gap' – greenfield land between Topsham and Exeter.
Formerly a major seaport, the town is now of interest for its architecture, scenery and proximity to nature reserves for wading and migrating birds, such as RSPB Bowling Green Marsh on the Exe Estuary, the whole of which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Topsham Museum is located in one of a set of 17th century buildings looking out over the Exe Estuary. It consists of furnished period rooms, displays of the local history of the town and memorabilia of Vivien Leigh, the film star.
One of the main focal points of the town is Topsham Pool. Topsham Pool is a community run project in the centre of the town. It was funded by a large fundraising exercise in the 1970s which included collecting waste paper and glass bottles, jumble sales and donations.
( Topsham - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Topsham . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Topsham - UK
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Heather, Joe, Lynn & Stewart - Lyme Regis, England 5-16-2013
Lyme Regis, West Dorset, England
Birds of Bowling Green Marsh 2017
RSPB facilities at Topsham.wmv
A look at the viewing platform and hide provided by the RSPB at Topsham
Topsham , Devon
a short circular walk from Topsham quay in Devon towards the town centre and back
RSPB Greylake.... birds galore!
Flocks of Starling and Lapwing at RSPB Greylake on 22nd December 2014, together with Wigeon, Teal and Shoveler.
Hobby Exminster Marshes 14 05 16
Hobby Exminster Marshes 14 05 16
Newport Park, Topsham, Devon
Curlews
High tide roost of Curlews at Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham, Devon,England 10/08/2018
Birds of the Exe estuary
Birds filmed during a weekend visiting nature reserves near the mouth of the river Exe in February 2012.
Sequences from this video have already featured in my previous five postings.