Lower Moor Nature Reserve

I'm still waiting for updates about my visa application, but I'm hopeful that I'll be able to arrive in Chile on the new date I've chosen, which is in just under two weeks. It's a very stressful situation, and so for a bit of distraction and a change of scenery, my dad and I went for a walk this morning at Lower Moor Nature Reserve, just down the road from us in the Cotswold Water Park. Although it wasn't the sort of travelling I'd imagined myself doing at this point of the year, I enjoyed getting out of the house and being somewhere I hadn't ever visited before.

The nature reserve is a popular place for spotting wildlife, and I was hoping we might get to see some otters or even beavers there (they have recently been reintroduced to the area). However, both animals seem to be quite shy creatures, so the most we got to see of them was a poster of an otter!

But fortunately, there was some other wildlife to be seen, including some cute dogs, two gorgeous pigs, two herons in the distance, and two beautiful swans.

And the lakes in general were a scenic place to walk around, although I imagine they would be at their most picturesque during the autumn.

The nature reserve even has a café in a sort of cabin next to one of the lakes. It was completely busy this morning, so we had coffee at home instead, but it would be nice to go back there in the future.

Overall, I enjoyed our little outing to this area filled with nature. Hopefully, my next trip will be to London next week, or even later this week!