If anyone read the Dorset Echo yesterday you might have noticed a rather odd looking Lion interacting with our ducks. It was of course Eli Echo the mascot of the Dorset Echo which is the local daily news paper. This is a picture of the visitor staff present on the day enjoying the company of Eli.
You may notice Dan feeding the ducks something other than bread. Another newspaper article that you might have seen was the appeal by the Weymouth Swan warden urging people to feed Wheat to Swans and ducks instead of bread. We've sadly had a few cygnets die through the winter which was probably caused by not having good quality food to eat. Bread is better than nothing but contains lots of additives and salt, both of which are not good for birds. Grain is full of energy and is much better for the birds, so we've got wheat available in the visitor centre for a small donation which you can use to feed the wildfowl on the lake.