Open Day at Rostherne Mere 15 September 2012
We attended an open day at Rostherne Mere nature reserve organised by Natural England. and CAWOS (The Cheshire and Wirral Ornithological Society). This was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Boyd Observatory. We had been to Rostherne Mere before but the hide is reserved for members of CAWOS who operate it. We had the opportunity to go inside the hide which had tea making facilities and a toilet and enough room for about 13 to 14 people viewing. The hide is in an elevated position and it looks over the Mere which, at 30 metres, is the deepest of the Cheshire meres and does not freeze over due to this great depth and its general surface area which is considerable. Whilst we were in the hide we saw a Buzzard perched on a branch overhanging the water and a Kestrel also perched on a branch but spent most of the time we were watching preening.