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Extract from the Slimbridge Travel Guides:
Eight miles southwest of Stroud, out of the Cotswolds,
SLIMBRIDGE
sits in a narrow corridor between the M5 and the Severn - a surprising location for the
Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre
(daily: April-Oct 9.30am-6pm; Nov-March 9.30am-5pm; last entry 1hr before closing; 6), covering 120 acres between Sharpness Canal and the river. Since ornithologist Sir Peter Scott created it in 1946, the centre has become Britain's largest
wildfowl sanctuary
, and a breeding ground with an important conservation role. Geese, swans, ducks and a huge gathering of flamingos make up the bulk of the birdlife. Wh...
read the whole Slimbridge Travel Guides...
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