Gilleard
Specialists in the design, manufacture and erection of bird hides and other associated conservation productsTel: +44 (0)1724 798344Island Mere Hide Completed November 2011 RSPB
Minsmere reserve Suffolk
10.6m x 4.2m stretched octagonal hide with
angled corners.
Built on 19 no.case driven piles, actually
in the reed-bed and accessible via a 65m long
ramp, elevated by 3.0m at the hide,
Lower level of the hide cladded down to ground
(or water) level, and fitted with slots for use
by photographers.
With panoramic views over Island Mere and beyond,
this hide is very well appointed internally,with
state-of-the-art Houdini split windows, seating
and sound deadening floor
Progress through the construction stages can be seen in the images in the right hand column
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