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Visit to Brownsea Island 25th April 2013
Visit to Brownsea Island 25th April 2013 This was our last day in Poole so it was with some scepticism when we looked out of the hotel window to find that the promenade was hardly visible never mind Brownsea island. Anyway we thought that we would take a walk along the prom to see if the weather would perk up. As we walked along we…
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Visit to RSPB Radipole Lake 24th April 2013
Visit to RSPB Radipole Lake 24th April 2013 After we left RSPB Arne we drove over to Weymouth to visit the Radipole Lake which has been modernised considerably since our last visit. They have got rid of the shop and now have a children’s activity centre and a toilet of their own. Previously you had to use the council toilets in the car park which…
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Visit to RSPB Arne 24th April 2013
Visit to RSPB Arne 24th April 2013 One of our key aims in visiting the Dorset coast was to drop in at RSPB Arne We were particularly interested in the lowland heath environment and were hoping to get a view of a Dartford Warbler. Well, we did not get a view of a Dartford Warbler but we did have a great walk and saw some…
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Visit to WWT Slimbridge 23rd April 2013
Visit to WWT Slimbridge 23rd April 2013 We made a second visit to WWT Slimbridge on the morning of the 23rd before we drove down to Poole. This time we got much closer views of the Cranes and a chance to observe some interesting behaviour. As we watched the Cranes at the far side of the lake, one of them broke from the group and…
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Visit to WWT Slimbridge 22nd April 2013
Visit to WWT Slimbridge 22nd April 2013 We broke up our trip from Manchester to Poole with a stop for the night at the Tudor Arms Hotel in Slimbridge on the night of 22nd April. We arrived with a little time to spare so we had a chance to make a short visit to WWT Slimbridge. We arrived fairly late but we managed to get…
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Visit to Sale Water Park 20th April 2013
Visit to Sale Water Park 20th April 2013 We at last got a nice sunny day and despite it being a Saturday we had a fancy to take a walk over to Sale Water Park. We crossed Brook Burn and walked past the Heronry where we could see three or four bids on the nest – less than usual but perhaps we are a little…
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Birding Group to Visit to Burton Mere Wetlands 15th April 2013
Birding Group to Visit to Burton Mere Wetlands 15th April 2013 After we finished up at Inner Marsh Farm we decided to drop in on Burton Mere Wetland. As it happens a tree had fallen across the main road to the reception so we parked up in the filed at the top of the lane and walked down through the woodes where we saw a…
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