点评:A cold welcome. On entry, my husband used the toilet that had a sign on it stating only café customers could use, which we intended to use on return from our walk around the nature reserve. However, while my husband was in the toilet, a female member of staff promptly questioned me if we were RSPB members and scolded me like a naughty school girl that we shouldn't be using it if we weren't.  I explained that we were intending to use the café and she backed down.
The walk itself was nice but disappointing due to the lack of open water areas. We felt this was somewhat mis-advertised from what we had read/seen online. The amount of litter around was disheartening. We did see some wildlife, not a huge amount of birds, which we appreciate is out of the reserve's control, but we did see a variety of different bugs, butterflies and and a hairy caterpillar. Friendly, regular visitors were very helpful in identifying the wildlife and suggesting good photography spots.
On return to the café, the female member of staff did try to make small talk about what we had seen, but we didn't feel particularly responsive after the initial reception. We enjoyed our refreshments in the café by the large viewing window and went on our way. We won't be returning.
翻译:冷冰冰的欢迎。进门时,我丈夫用了个厕所,上面贴着个牌子,写着只有咖啡馆的顾客才能用,我们打算在自然保护区散步回来后再用。然而,我丈夫上厕所的时候,一位女工作人员突然问我是不是皇家鸟类保护协会(RSPB)的会员,还像对顽皮女学生一样训斥我,说如果不是就别用。我解释说我们打算用咖啡馆,她才妥协。
散步本身很不错,但由于缺乏开放水域,有点令人失望。我们觉得这和我们在网上看到/读到的宣传有些不符。周围垃圾的数量令人沮丧。我们确实看到了一些野生动物,但数量不多,我们知道鸟类不在保护区的控制范围内,但我们确实看到了各种各样的虫子、蝴蝶和一只毛毛虫。友好的常客们非常乐于助人,帮助我们识别野生动物,并推荐了一些好的摄影地点。
回到咖啡馆后,女工作人员确实试着和我们聊了聊看到的景色,但最初的接待之后,我们感觉并没有特别热情。我们在咖啡馆的大观景窗边享用了点心,然后就走了。我们不会再来了。