Gloucestershire All photos by Hetty
Slimbridge Wild Fowl and Wetland Trust
Slimbridge WWT website
29th June 2020 – a grey windy summer day, but we enjoyed seeing the variety of swans, ducks and more
Black-necked swans all folded up
Coots have big feet
The moorhens had fluffy chicks, which scampered about
Some flamingos were inside
We enjoyed seeing the flamingos close up, as there were lots at Cagliari in Sardinia, but we only saw them in the distance.
These were excited to get to their feed
Can you sleep standing on one leg?
Stretching wings
There are flamingos from different parts of the world.
We enjoyed seeing the otters too
There are lots of teasels
Teasel flowering
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Slimbridge Church and Village
19th January 2015
It was a lovely sunny day, with ice on the puddles in the shade.
Click here for map of walk. Distance 4 miles. Walk time 2hr 30 min.
Slimbridge Church dates from the 13th century. The spire was added in 1664
The vicarage behind the church has the remains of a moat.
16th century sun dial on the porch
Two corbells showing Elizabeth 1st and a famous Abbot
The nave
Lead font bowl, 1664
The capitals on the columns have carved foliage – all different
14th century corbel heads
Sedilia
Memorial windows to Sir Peter Scott who founded the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
The Old Malthouse
At Shepherd’s Patch
Gloucester and Sharpness Canal
A sign post. The 2 otters point to Gloucester and Sharpness. The flamingo is for the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, and a hand for harmony.
Patch Bridge swinging aside for a boat to go through.
A flock of birds (click to enlarge)
A bridgeman’s house by Cambridge Arms Bridge
A converted barn
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