Coombes Valley RSPB reserve

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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.[3]

View from the bird hide in RSPB Coombes Valley reserve

The Combes Brook flows through the valley on its way to the River Churnet.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Star Species". RSPB. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ "About Coombes Valley". RSPB. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Birthday brings special moth find for volunteer". RSPB. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Combes Brook". data.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

53°04′11″N 1°59′38″W / 53.06974°N 1.99399°W / 53.06974; -1.99399