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Cotswold Canals, Railways and Birds

The Cotswold Water Park as a whole is not somewhere I’d describe as truly wild but amongst its one hundred and fifty lakes there’s plenty of wildlife to be found and a number of excellent nature reserves worth exploring. Formed as a by-product of gravel extraction the numerous pits left Read more…

By Adam, 7 years4 years ago
Ringed Canada Goose, Cotswold Water
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Common Terns and Ringed Canada Geese

I’m a big proponent for making the most of any time we have to spend with nature and the best way of doing that is to chose accommodation with as close a connection to the great outdoors as possible. Ideally that would mean that we’d be camping every weekend but Read more…

By Adam, 10 years4 years ago
Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford
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Royal International Air Tattoo – Up, up, up in the air!

So one day has turned into almost a week but that hasn’t changed the level of enjoyment I’ve had looking through more photos from our weekend in the Cotswold’s. As promised it’s time for my second and final instalment focussing on the Royal International Air Tattoo 2014. An acrobatic display Read more…

By Adam, 11 years4 years ago
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A Walk Along the Thames and Severn Canal

Saturday dawned hot and clear and it was to the sound of distant jet engines (a hint of approaching activities) that we set off to walk a section of the abandoned Thames and Severn Canal. Completed in 1789 it was conceived as part of the route from Bristol to London Read more…

By Adam, 11 years4 years ago
Reed Warbler, Newport Wetlands
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Reed Watching at Newport Wetlands

Less than a week after returning from North Wales it was time to head off once more on Friday for a long weekend in the Cotswolds. Regular readers will no doubt note that this is a location that neither has a coastline nor mountains, an unusual departure from our destinations Read more…

By Adam, 11 years4 years ago
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