We have lived here for the best part of 14 years and have never visited a nature reserve a mere half dozen miles from the house ! When we arrived here somebody told me that it was not worth visiting and I have just ignored it! I finally put things right this week and visited Crossbank Nature Reserve. This is a private reserve attached to a pub. The whole place is a bit neglected but there were nice views of the countryside and the Howgill Fells from a bird hide.
In the hollow at the bottom of the hill are a series of ponds fed by a stream. There are some pathways crossing some perilous rotten wooden bridges with half of the slats missing!
When I was there there were a lot of Canada geese, some moorhen, a heron, and a few teal.
Diary
A sunny and chilly morning today. Overnight cameras revealed a fox and several carrion crows making free with the dog biscuits that I had baited the area with. The red squirrels are quite active at the moment. A nice kestrel perched on the phone lines today.
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