Southport, Merseyside. Uk Weather. 4th April, 2020. Bright sunny start to the day as the sun rises over the RSPB Ribble Estuary Nature Reserve. The Met office spokesman said "The heat is being turned up this weekend with predicated temperatures well above the April average. Credit: MediaWorldImages/AlamyLiveNews

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Part of the internationally important Ribble Estuary, Marshside has some of the best lowland wet grassland in the north-west of England. It is an important refuge in winter for pink-footed geese, wigeons, black-tailed godwits and golden plovers and in spring provides nesting places for lapwings and redshanks, which are declining elsewhere.

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