Paxton Pits Nature Reserve is in the village of Little Paxton, near St. Neots in Cambridgeshire.  The weather was uncharacteristically warm for February and we spent a pleasant Saturday afternoon there.

We walked the entire length of the “Heron Trail” without seeing a heron and spent around half an hour in the “Kingfisher Hide” without seeing a kingfisher, but that didn’t matter as there was plenty to see.

Fence and shadows

The hide was set up for bird watching, but seemed to attract squirrels as well!

The Heronry South Lake

Abandoned machinery

The Heronry North Lake

Tree on the river bank

Swan

Reed Reflections

Aggregate Industries Works

No Excuses!

Tree Stumps

Back at the Heronry South Lake

Sunlight on Wood

Great Crested Grebe

All photos taken with a Tamron 70-300 lens, which I’ve decided isn’t really sharp enough at the 300mm end for bird photography!

We will return!