Cley Marshes NWT 12th May 2012 Our first full day in Cley meant a chance to have a good walk round the Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s reserve there. Our starting point was the visitor centre and, of course, I asked where we were likely to see any Spoonbill. The chap at the counter simply said “over…
Hickling Broad NWT 11th May 2012 On the 11th we left from Halesworth headed for Cley where we were to stay three days at the George Hotel. Cley is, of course, a sort of birding Mecca and we had been there briefly once before when we saw a small flock of Spoonbills but this time…
Walberswick to Dunwich 10th May 2012 On the 10th May we decided to do a walk from Walberswick to Dunwich which is a common walk of about four and a half miles each way. We were recommended the walk as good for Bitterns and Water Rails were a sure-fire bet. The path is part dirt…
Minsmere RSPB 9th May, 2012 One of Suffolk’s main attractions is Minsmere RSPB reserve. Again we had not been to this site before so wee looked forward to this greatly. There seems to have been nowhere unaffected by the heavy rainfall of recent weeks and Minsmere was no exception. The footpath to Minsmere Levels and…
Weeting Heath NWT 8th May, 2012 Most of the 7th and 8th May were spent visiting friends for a 60th birthday party in Bury St Edmunds. We stayed at The Angel which was a fantastic, if a little pricey, hotel and definitely the place to stay if we go there again. While we were in…
Lakenheath Fen RSPB 6th May 2012 On the second day of holiday we were heading for Bury St Edmunds where we were due to attend a birthday party. It was our plan to go to the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve at Welney – another site we have been meaning to go to for ages….
Rutland Water 5th May 2012 We started our ten day holiday to the south and east of England by stopping off at Rutland Water which we had been meaning to visit for some time. We stayed at Finch’s Inn in Upper Hambledon which is situated in the middle of the peninsula that runs into the…
Scotland Visit Day 7 : WWT Caerlaverock : 14th September 2011 Although we were due to return to Manchester this day, we still managed to get a couple of hours in at Caerlaverock again before continuing our journey. We started off by doing the short circular of the Peter Scott trail and in the woods…
Scotland Visit Day 6 : WWT Caerlaverock : 13th September 2011 On the Tuesday morning we drove from Stirling to Dumfries. The weather wasn’t brilliant but the worst of the storms seemed to pass in the night. We had planned on going over to the west coast and then driving down and then inland again…
Scotland Visit Day 5 : Montrose Basin : 12th September 2011 On Monday we had to return to Manchester but we still had a couple of interesting places to visit on our way back. Firstly we wanted to go to Montrose Basin Local Nature Reserve and then to break up the journey a bit we planned…
