Lackford Lakes

I'm sure some of you must have thought I had disappeared as I have not been writing up my Blog, unfortunately I have not been very well for a while and my Nature Reserve visits had been put on hold...

So today it was back to nature photography although I have had to be very careful as my spinal problem is really limiting what I can do, so it was a visit to Lackford Lakes today to see if I could photograph one of the Kingfishers that frequent this old gravel workings that was taken over by Suffolk Wildlife Trust back in 1976.

I must say as a disabled photographer this site is one of the best I have come across for access as the paths are good for wheelchair uses and the visitor centre has an electric motorised chair that can be used for a small donation. Also there is a wheelchair friendly hide...also on site there is an excellent visitor centre where you can purchase different bird feeders and seed also available are hot and cold drinks as well as the usual nature books etc...

Well I'm pleased to say my companion and I did get to see three kingfishers but I'm sorry to say the quality of my shot was not good enough to display.

Despite my disappointment at the poor shot we got to see several species of damselflies, butterflies and moths so all in all not a bad few hours were had...

If you ever fancy a trip out to Lackford Lakes its just of the A1101 on the Bury St Edmund's to Mildenhall Road Map OS Landranger 155...Grid reference TL 803708.