Editing Ouse Washes (section)

===RSPB Ouse Washes===
[[File:Rickwood Hide and Old Bedford River - geograph.org.uk - 587147.jpg|thumb|An RSPB hide overlooking the [[Old Bedford River]]]]
RSPB Ouse Washes is a nature reserve, managed by the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] at Welches Dam. It is signposted from [[Manea, Cambridgeshire|Manea]] village which is {{convert|6|mi|km|order=flip}} east of [[Chatteris]] on the [[A142 road|A142]]/[[A141 road|A141]] between [[Ely, Cambridgeshire|Ely]] and March.<ref name=rspbouse>{{cite web|url=https://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/find-a-reserve/reserves-a-z/reserves-by-name/o/ousewashes/|title=Ouse Washes|publisher=Royal Society for the Protection of Birds|access-date=  4 August 2022}}</ref> The RSPB facilities also cover the area owned by WTBCN.<ref name="WTBCN">{{cite web |title=Ouse Washes |url=https://www.wildlifebcn.org/nature-reserves/ouse-washes |publisher=Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>

The reserve is on the western side of the washes, south of the [[A1101 road]]. Its unstaffed visitor centre is open from 9&nbsp;am to 5&nbsp;pm, the car park, toilets and the reserve itself are always open, but there is no shop. There are two birds hides south of the visitor centre, the nearer, {{convert|300|m}} from the centre, is wheelchair accessible, the further is {{convert|850|m}}. there are six hides north of the visitor centre, the furthest being {{convert|2800|m}} from the centre. In wet conditions, the path along the bank can be very muddy.<ref name=rspbouse/><ref name="hides">{{cite web |title=Ouse Washes trail Guide |url=https://www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/documents/reserves/ouse-washes-trail-guide.pdf |publisher=RSPB |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>