Where to watch wildlife North Devon

North Devon

simonali 23/08/2023 22:11

Went to a family thing in ND earlier today. I took the camera and was planning on looking for some sort of reserve I could pop into on the way home but a cursory scan of t'interweb didn't throw up anything that attractive. Did I miss a trick?

simonali 24/08/2023 09:12

Route back was A361, bit of M5 to Taunton, across to the A303, A37 to Shepton Mallet then back onto the A361 through Frome to home. I didn't do any planning as it was a last minute flying visit to see family who were in the area Weds morning. I had one Devon reserve bookmarked in my phone but it was in SD unfortunately and over two hours from where we ended up (Westward Ho!)

Is WWT Wiltshire Wildlife Trust?
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simonali 24/08/2023 09:26

I see. I could've taken the A39 through Glastonbury on the way home instead. Not heard of (the other) WWT before. Interesting...

Dunno if I fancy driving there today, though!
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simonali 24/08/2023 09:30

How wet is Steart? Can it be walked around in trainers or are boots required?
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simonali 24/08/2023 12:47

I probably wouldn't have got there until around 5pm yesterday. I just don't want to arrive in flip flops when I need wellies if I go another day. :-)
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PimperneBloke 24/08/2023 12:52

If you were going near Glastonbury Ham Wall and Grey Lake would only be 10 minutes away
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simonali 24/08/2023 12:57

I've done Ham Wall already. Grey Lake is the place over the road?
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PimperneBloke 24/08/2023 12:59

No, it's a bit further than that... Soz at work so got no details.... It's all part of the Somerset levels tho. My satnav took me past greylake from the SW to ham wall
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simonali 24/08/2023 13:04

Ah, OK. There appears to be several small reserves in that area. If you turn right out of HW there looks to be another place a few yards along the road on the left...
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PimperneBloke 24/08/2023 13:05 in reply to simonali

Yeah, there is. Good marsh harrier sightings from there from Noah's Hide. Can't remember what it's called though
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simonali 24/08/2023 13:08

This place probably. It was only a pedestrian entrance I saw. Parking looks to be around the other side.

avalonmarshes.org/.../
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