Slimbridge Wetlands

This weekend my parents and I went to Wales to see my nan as well as take her to Slimbridge which is a Wetlands area for a friend of the families, Janet’s, Birthday (She’s 90 odd and lives alone so this was a nice treat for her). As both Janet and my dad are a bit obsessed with birds they went off to find out more about each bird whilst taking more professional pictures whilst my mum and nan walked around feeding the birds from our hands.

You can buy bags of bird feed from them for £1 and they even have, within the park, a massive box full of seeds allowing you to top your bag up. Still not sure if it was meant to be there but either way it was helpful.

We were at Slimbridge for about 3-4 hours and it didn’t drag nor got boring which was great for me as someone who really isn’t that bothered about birds. They have a café and a restaurant supplying hot and cold food and drink. For some reason we went to the restaurant, which was PACKED, and the food was pretty expensive but still very nice with a lots of variety.

There are so many different areas for you to sit and get closer to the birds and there are even areas for people to have picnics which is really sweet. Many of the indoor watch areas had books that you would read and discover more about the birds along with having binoculars for those who didn’t bring their own and want a proper bird watching experience.

As someone who doesn’t really find watching birds interesting or fun I still really enjoyed the day and it was surprising to see the wide range of ages that were there from young teens with their girlfriends/boyfriends to OAP’s with their grandchildren.

Have you ever been? If you are in the area I would highly recommend it.

Talk to you later x