21. RSPB recorded visiting and breeding birds and surveyed their populations.22. Many of the lakes are included in the Valley Wetlands RSPB reserve. 23. The nearby Loch of Strathbeg is a RSPB owned and protected nature reserve. 24. The famous Minsmere RSPB reserve lies immediately to the east of the village. 25. Immediately east of the RSPB reserve is Otmoor SSSI. 26. The RSPB reserve has ten birdwatching hides, trails and a visitor centre. 27. The RSPB withholds information about the exact nesting locations of particularly rare birds. 28. To the east of the village lie the RSPB reserve at Boyton Marshes. 29. It was purchased by the RSPB in 1974. 30. The RSPB suggest that hedges in Britain not be cut between March and August.
