Holiday Cottage – Excellent Bird Watching

Weymouth has excellent bird watching in many locations see here – Bird Watching in Weymouth, Dorset.

Visit Radipole Lake RSPB Nature Reserve –

Radipole Lake (RSPB) is in the centre of Weymouth and has plenty to offer birdwatchers.  There are panoramic views of the reserve from the visitor centre and easy access to the rest of the reserve along firm paths suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.  The large reedbed, open water, flood meadow and native shrubs attract a good range of birds all year.  Bearded Tits and Cetti’s Warbles can be seen and they are joined, in the summer months, by Reed and Sedge Warblers, in autumn by a variety of migrating birds and, in winter, Bitterns, Pochard, Tufted Ducks and little Egret roosts can be observed.

The RSPB Visitor Centre offers guided walks, special events, advice on bird identification, choosing and using binoculars, field guides and much more.

Radipole Lake Swannery
143 Radipole Lane
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 0TF

01305 781146

Distance from holiday cottage – 3.5 miles

 

Excellent Restaurant The Crab House Cafe at Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset

The Crab House Cafe near Holiday Cottage, Weymouth

For a delicious seafood meal we strongly recommend the Crab House Cafe at Wyke Regis –

Crab House Cafe
Ferrymans Way
Portland Road
Wyke Regis
Dorset
DT4 9YU
Tel – 01305 788 867

There is no where better for crab, oysters, and any other local fish.  Definitely worth booking for weekend reservations.

Distance from holiday cottage – 5.5 miles

The Crab House Cafe near Holiday Cottage, Weymouth