Minsmere's closed! - 26/12/2016

Boxing Day and without checking opening times went to Minsmere, only to find it closed. All the paaths and hides weren't open. So we had to stick to the public footpaths that kind of skirt the edge of this huge reserve.
The first footpath skirted around behind the reeds of Minsmere, through grazing marshes and out onto the sea. The marshes themselves were fairly quiet, as was the sea.

Sizewell Power Station across the marshes

 



Further along the beach was a lookout over the Scrape. Water levels were high, but there were some flocks of DUNLIN and TRUNSTONE present.
The walk took us into Dunwich Heath then around the woods and heaths of Minsmere again, before going full circle to finish with a drink at the Eels Foot Inn.
So... we were unable to visit Minsmere proper, and we didn't see many birds, and it was very busy... but as a walk in the countryside it was top notch.