点评:A mixed bag. We hadn’t intended to visit, but couldn’t access our intended destination so popped in as it was fairly close.
The positives: friendly welcome in the visitor centre, really enjoyed the first half of our visit, plenty of birds to see (variety and numbers). Highlight was a marsh harrier that flew down and just stood upright and still for ages at the edge of the water. Good hides, good paths, lovely things like the wooden seats by the river.
The negatives: the noise pollution! Some sort of a racetrack nearby, it just didn’t stop! The only thing that drowned it out was the roar of the alternative racetrack of the A414 - which you have no choice but to walk alongside if you make the mistake of going through the one-way turnstile to the wildlife trust area. This also means you have to walk back to the visitor along the road past the sewage works….
Be aware the ‘cafe’ is very limited - teas/coffee machine, crisps, some soft drinks, mass-produced cakes. Fine for a snack, but nothing more. (I did spot Saffron ice creams, which are awesome, but it was too cold today to sample it.)
If we go again we would definitely not go through that gate. By doing so I suspect we missed a chunk of the actual reserve, although I couldn’t see that there was another circular route, I think it would be there-and-back-again.
翻译:好坏参半。我们原本不打算去参观,但无法到达我们预定的目的地,所以顺便进去了,因为它相当近。
优点:游客中心的热情欢迎,我们真的很享受参观的前半段,有很多鸟可看(种类和数量)。亮点是一只沼泽鹞飞下来,在水边直立了好久。很好的隐蔽处,很好的路径,河边的木制座椅等可爱的东西。
缺点:噪音污染!附近有一条赛道,它就是不停!唯一能盖过噪音的是 A414 替代赛道的轰鸣声——如果你错误地穿过单向旋转门进入野生动物信托区,你别无选择,只能沿着这条赛道走。这也意味着你必须沿着经过污水处理厂的道路走回游客那里……
请注意,“咖啡馆”非常有限——茶/咖啡机、薯片、一些软饮料、批量生产的蛋糕。作为零食还不错,但仅此而已。(我确实看到了 Saffron 冰淇淋,非常棒,但今天太冷了,没法品尝。)
如果我们再去,我们肯定不会穿过那道门。这样做我怀疑我们错过了实际保护区的一大块,虽然我看不出还有另一条环形路线,但我认为应该是来回往返。