Well, our first fully open weekend is over and I've managed to extricate myself from the car park. There was a steady flow of visitors on both days but nothing we couldn't cope with fortunately. The appearance on the Saturday editions of BBC's Midlands Today news certainly brought a number of visitors but we also received visitors who already knew about the reserve and were keen to be one of the first to officially tread the paths!
In my car park domain I made sure no one passed without being accosted with a trail guide and worse was to come when they returned - a visitor questionnaire had to be completed before I let them drive off!
Everyone, and I mean everyone, commented on how great the reserve was and the fact it can only improve with age (unlike me).
A tick in the box for everyone who made it happen.
See you on the reserves,
Best regards,
Chris Edwards