Osprey Nest on Manton Bay Reservoir

A Famous Osprey Nest

This nesting platform sits at the heart of the Lyndon Nature Reserve, where magnificent ospreys return each breeding season to one of the most closely watched raptor nests in Britain. The sturdy lattice of branches is built to host generations of these graceful fish-hunting birds.

The Sweep of Manton Bay

Behind the nest stretches the broad silvery water of Manton Bay, a sheltered inlet of the vast Rutland Water reservoir. The wide-angle view captures the gentle curve of the bay and its verdant margins of reed and woodland.

Conservation in Action

Run by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, this camera lets viewers follow the extraordinary recovery of the osprey across the English Midlands, a species once vanished from these peaceful waters.