Early this morning, in the coolest part of the day, Belinda and I went looking for nature at the Shapwick Heath Nature Reserve, which is run by Natural England. The area was created from land on the Somerset Levels from which peat had been extracted. It was flooded to make ideal wetland habitats and reed beds for birds and other wildlife.
After parking in the allocated car park, we headed along a broad walk made from recycled plastic. Despite the current heatwave, everything here was green and luscious, even some of the still water which was covered in green algae.
We went up high into one of the bird hides overlooking one of the lakes, to see what birds we could spot - see pic above. It was mostly swans, ducks, cormorants, seagulls and herons. A photographer in the hide told us there was a rare purple heron out there, but we couldn't see it with the naked eye!
To finish a great morning, we had breakfast in the Rainbow's End Cafe in Glastonbury. We were joined by a delightful black bird who dined on our crumbs...
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