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Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

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Sand martin

The tiny, brown-and-white sand martin is a common summer visitor to the UK, nesting in colonies on rivers, lakes and flooded gravel pits. It returns to Africa in winter.

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House martin

As its name suggests, the house martin can be spotted nesting in the eaves of houses in our towns and villages. Its intricate mud nests take days to build and are often returned to and used in…

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How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins

Learn how to identify swifts, swallows and martins. These birds are all summer visitors to the UK. Here's how you can find the difference between a swift and a swallow or work out what kind of martin you could have spotted!

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College Lake Visitor Centre

College Lake visitor centre in Buckinghamshire is an outstanding centre for wildlife that delights and informs wildlife watchers of all ages. You can take one of our walks around the lakes in the former chalk quarry and spot wetland birds, visit the beautiful traditional meadows, or have a cup of tea and a cake in the tea room.

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College Lake

Nature reclaimed this worked-out chalk quarry and created an outstanding centre for wildlife, which gives nature-lovers of all ages easy access to an amazing range of wild plants and animals.

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