Our May walk

Goslings ahoy! Our May walk in Walthamstow Wetlands

On a gloriously sunny Spring day, just a few steps in to Walthamstow Wetlands we spotted a gaggle of goslings and watched them snipping off bits of water weed pulled up by their parents. There were more, one group on the path so big that all we could do was potter along contentedly behind the family...

Winding our way to the Italianate Coppermill Tower, we climbed to the top for views across to Ally Pally, then chatted our way along the reservoir path, greeted by curious greylag geese.

Thanks to Alison's bird song app, we discovered that we had heard even more birds than we'd seen. As we ambled, there was time for sketching – and, of course, there were snacks, at the reserve's café.

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Photos by Alison, Christine, Dawn and Lydia. Sketches by Lydia.