When we visited the Pembrokeshire Coast last month, we hoped to spot an otter (or two). With that aim in mind, we visited Bosherston Lakes (aka the Lily Ponds). We planned to do the National Trust's Stackpole wildlife walk (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/stackpole/trails/stackpole-wildlife-walk) and to look for otters around the Eight Arch Bridge. ![]() Unfortunately, we have a pretty pants satnav that we can't rely on, so when it directed us left up a signed dead-end road, we decided to follow the road signs instead and turned right. We found ourselves in Bosherton instead of Stackpole Quay and decided to start our walk from there. (And in case you're wondering, that's a toilet block behind Simon with reasonably clean toilets!) ![]() We loved the Bosherton Causeway which took us across one of the lakes. It made me feel like Indiana Jones crossing a dangerous rickety bridge (although it was not very dangerous - if you're sensible - and certainly not rickety)! I won't give you all the boring (read: embarrassing) details but we got Stackpole mixed up with Stackpole Quay and ended up taking a long detour to our lunch stop. On the up side, it was a beautiful day and we had a lovely walk! ![]() So, did we find otters? Sadly, no, although we think we found signs of them - a little pile of fish scales and remains on a ledge under a bridge. We did, fortunately, spot a lot of bird life, including herons, cormorants, red kite, little grebe and a goldcrest. So at least we found some wildlife on our visit! We had a lovely time in the Pembrokeshire Coast, despite not seeing the wildlife we hoped to. I think it was a real bonus visiting out of season, as some locals we met said it was packed during the summer months. As it is, we had some lovely scenery all to ourselves!
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