Greylake Finding your way around There is only one way to discover the amazing Easy access trail Reedbed loop wildlife that calls Greylake home and that’s to This circular walk is just under half This is a half-mile (800 metre) grass get out there and start exploring! a mile long (700 metres). It is clearly path around the reedbed. There is signposted, easy to follow and an additional loop (125 metres) into Our easy access trail, which provides level surface access to parts suitable for wheelchairs and buggies. the heart of the reedbed, or a three quarter-mile (1,000 metre) there and of the reserve and hides, gives you fantastic opportunities to get up This path meanders alongside ditches back to an additional viewpoint. close to the wildlife here at Greylake. and ponds inhabited by a range of plants In spring, listen to the evocative sounds of displaying wading birds and wildlife. There are plenty of benches Take a moment to listen to the rustling as they dance in the sky. In summer, see dazzling dragonflies and along the way, and a floating platform reeds, or the deafening chatter of beautiful butterflies darting around the reserve. where you can rest and soak up the warblers in the spring. Peer into the sights and sounds of the reserve. pool from the screen at the heart of Wrap up warm in winter and spend some time in the hide watching the reedbed for bitterns, water rails You’ll find the light and spacious hides the many different species of ducks as they fly up in clouds. Have and ducks. Look out for butterflies, half way round. They are sheltered they been spooked by a bird of prey gliding overhead? dragonflies and signs of otters and places to watch wildlife and enjoy water voles on the way. Gaze out Pick a trail that suits you and enjoy the wonderful sights and sounds the view. that Greylake’s wildlife and beautiful landscape have to offer. across the floodplain from the viewpoint.

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Reedbed In autumn, look out Meadow for the vivid blue of a kingfisher perched Willow bed on a branch.

Viewpoint In winter, watch dive-bombing Parking peregrines hunt flocks of ducks Picnic area and waders .

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Sit and relax on our floating platform, spot darting fish and skittering pond skaters .

Venture into the Bring a picnic and heart of the rustling watch the birds flit reedbed. Listen for around the feeders. booming bitterns in

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Discover the tell-tale signs of otters that Greinton and Screen 500m have been sliding in and out of the ditches.

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