What a day!
Wonderful weather, great visitors and to top it all, star appearances by our special guests, Bill Oddie and the CBeebies favourite, Jelly.
What a great day we all had!
Bill, who is no stranger to RSPB reserves, was making his first visit to Middleton Lakes, was very complimentary, commenting on how far the reserve had come since we started. Bill then took part in a Nature Hunt with over 80 visitors spilt into teams. We never realised how many different species of wildlife could be found in under an hour!
Jelly also played her part in enthralling our younger visitors and was seen at one time heading off towards the pond dipping area!
What a fabulous end to our first week but not an end to our celebrations. All weekend we have events taking part; Family Birdsong walk tomorrow morning at 6.30am, guided walks during the day and hands-on activities all day long.
Tomorrow evening at 9.30pm sees the last of our Night Time Strolls - moths, bats & barn owls!
See you on the reserves,
Best regards,
Chris Edwards