Blacktoft Sands RSPB Nature Reserve - Goole
Enjoy a circular walk around this pretty RSPB nature reserve. The reserve is located at the confluence of the River Ouse and River Trent, a few miles east of Goole. It is known for its wetland breeding birds, including marsh harrier, bittern, kestrels, avocets and bearded tit.
The site has some nice grassy public footpaths to follow to a number of bird hides. There's lots of pretty lakes and a visitor centre with lots of information and facilities.
In Goole you can pick up the Trans Pennine Trail and enjoy riverside trails along the northern side of the River Ouse. The Howden 20 can also be picked up here and followed to the impressive Howden Minster in the nearby market town.
Postcode
DN14 8HR - Please note: Postcode may be approximate for some rural locationsBlacktoft Sands Ordnance Survey Map 
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Photos
Blacktoft Sands. View from the Xerox Hide
Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve with Ship
Turn right for the Ousefleet Hide.
Blacktoft Sands footpaths. The well-defined footpath running straight ahead connects the flood embankment with Townend Causeway.
Black-tailed godwit and avocet
RSPB reserve reception
Looking west along the north bank of the River Ouse near Pier House, Blacktoft. The original 470ft long jetty was built between 1873 and 1881 by the Aire & Calder Navigation Company to provide a stopover for those vessels which required two high tides to travel from Hull to Goole. It was used by the paddle steamers of the Humber Steam Packet Service until about 1920, and later the local Hope & Anchor pub became well known to foreign sailors from as far away as Copenhagen and St Petersburg.
Lagoon at the reserve in spring