Rutland
Rutland is where we went today. Rutland is a beautiful county with a huge lake and nature reserve. When we got there we were met with an outstanding view of Rutland Water. Rutland Water was completed in 1973 and at the time was the largest manmade reservoir in Great Britain. You could see people fishing, boating, and even just laying out on blankets to enjoy the water. We decided to walk around the lake. As we walked we saw what was set up to be a bug hotel. That is what they make to help bugs have a good habitat. Over 2,000 different species of bugs live in an average garden and they made the hotel work for all the bugs! It is meant to help save insects that are going extinct. One of the pictures you see is the bug hotel. We walked two more feet and we saw an osprey nest that people could help make. I got to put a stick on it. One of the nature wardens was holding a small male chaffinch. A chaffinch is a small bird with a pretty orange breast (the male has more colors than the female). The worker said that the bird had flown into a window so he was taking care of it for a little bit. It was cute. We walked back the way we came. If we would have walked the other way and kept walking around the lake we would have done a full 9-mile circle. We saw a sailing club called Chandlery and we stopped inside for lunch. It was tasty. We then walked back and enjoyed a little more time by the water, laying out a blanket to read books. Rutland is one of the prettiest places I have seen yet.
Rutland is where we went today. Rutland is a beautiful county with a huge lake and nature reserve. When we got there we were met with an outstanding view of Rutland Water. Rutland Water was completed in 1973 and at the time was the largest manmade reservoir in Great Britain. You could see people fishing, boating, and even just laying out on blankets to enjoy the water. We decided to walk around the lake. As we walked we saw what was set up to be a bug hotel. That is what they make to help bugs have a good habitat. Over 2,000 different species of bugs live in an average garden and they made the hotel work for all the bugs! It is meant to help save insects that are going extinct. One of the pictures you see is the bug hotel. We walked two more feet and we saw an osprey nest that people could help make. I got to put a stick on it. One of the nature wardens was holding a small male chaffinch. A chaffinch is a small bird with a pretty orange breast (the male has more colors than the female). The worker said that the bird had flown into a window so he was taking care of it for a little bit. It was cute. We walked back the way we came. If we would have walked the other way and kept walking around the lake we would have done a full 9-mile circle. We saw a sailing club called Chandlery and we stopped inside for lunch. It was tasty. We then walked back and enjoyed a little more time by the water, laying out a blanket to read books. Rutland is one of the prettiest places I have seen yet.
I am glad you were able to see a Chaffinch! These birds regularly visit my windowsill, I describe them more as a rust colored breast with a steel grey cap and collar and I am sorry you did not get to see them while you were birdwatching with me :0) but I am glad you were able to see one nonetheless. Beautiful bird! (I like the bug hotel too!)
ReplyDeleteWe also went to Rutland last weekend, though we did not stay long, we toured the county by driving around the lake with our host family. It is a lovely place. I have been told the county is the smallest in England (as you mentioned) but the lake is the largest man-made lake in the U.K.!