During our visit here we went through a range of weather; an interesting way to observe a location in different lights and temperatures (though the arrival of storm Katie was an interesting experience to sit through in a camper). Storms aside, this is a beautiful place, well worth a visit. We walked around the entire lake, around 9 miles, as well as the grebe and bittern nature trails. Over 270 species of birds have been recorded the lake and it’s the third most important site in Britain for wintering wildfowl.

We parked at the Chew Valley Lake car park (51°20’43.7″N 2°36’26.5″W) and walked,  and walked, and walked…