Work on the site includes restoring ditches, the creation of shallow pools called scrapes and the construction of hides for bird watching.

Funding for the project has come from the Countryside Stewardship Scheme, via the Rural Development Service.

The reserve is on the River Severn flood plain near Tewkesbury.

The 91 hectares of wet grassland and ditches at the site lie at the centre of 50 square kilometres of farmland that is being restored and managed to protect and increase the wetland habitats in the whole area.

"Areas such as these are important to the whole ecology of the Severn flood plain, ensuring that vital habitats are maintained by carrying out specified works," said Dianne Matthews of the Rural Development Service.

"We are pleased to be working in partnership with the Wildlife Trust in maintaining these habitats that support plants, insects and birds, particularly providing a valuable habitat for wading and migratory birds," she said.