Staveley Nature Reserve

I came across Staveley nature reserve whilst browsing all the places around me that I could visit to do some wildlife photography. Despite going there on a quite windy and cloudy day, I still thought that the scenery was beautiful! I first arrived in the (free) carpark and walked to the start of the path. From the carpark, you walk through a small section of trees, where I saw deer and loads of birds. You then walk out onto the main reserve, where there are multiple directions you can choose to walk. On all of these paths, there are amazing views of the multiple ponds and lakes they have, as well as some really nice hides to watch and photograph birds from!

Two ducks flying over one of the lakes at Staveley.

I would highly recommend visiting here if you are close-by, it is a very friendly walk, not really any elevation change and plenty of little benches and observation points to sit and take a break from walking. The above picture was one of my favourites from this visit, as well as the one that will be below, however, I definitely plan to visit many more times as the weather improves! Staveley for me is a beautiful, well kept nature reserve that is completely free to visit and so I give it a 10/10 - definitely give it a visit if you can.

A small deer peeps at me through the bushes.