Potteric Carr Nature Reserve

 

REVISED NAMES FOR AREAS OF THE RESERVE EXTENSION LAND

Potteric Carr nature reserve was extended from 320 acres to 500 acres in 2004. The newly purchased 180 acres of farmland, then referred to as the “extension land”, was at that time known as Huxter Well Fields and Rossington Carr Fields for the purposes of bird recording. The names were modified to Huxter Well Marsh and Rossington Carr Fields after wetland habitat was created west of the public bridlepath, which at that time divided to two areas. With the final wetland habitat created on part of Rossington Carr Fields and the re-routing of the bridleway, the "extension land" and its sub-divisions were renamed in 2008.

The following names are now being used for bird recording:

Huxter Well

This is the name given to the whole of the extension land, formerly known as Huxter Well Marsh/Rossington Carr Fields.

Principal sub-divisions of Huxter Well

St.Catherine’s Field

The pasture grassland in the south-west corner of Huxter Well.

Central Grassland

The raised area of dry grassland in the middle of Huxter Well.

Grassy Knoll

The small dry grassland between cells 3a & 3b.

Rossington Carr Fields

The area of grassland east of the re-routed public bridleway.

Cell 1 to Cell 4 and the Lagoon

The wetland cells will retain their civil engineering numbers, and the Lagoon will keep its name.

East Scrape and West Scrape

Wader Scrape 1 becomes West Scrape and Wader Scrape 2 becomes East Scrape.

Big Hedge

The tall hawthorn hedge along the former route of the public bridleway.

Stilling Pond

The small body of water in the NW corner of Huxter Well into which water can be pumped from Mother Drain