Sizergh Castle has been the home of the Strickland since 1239 and they still do today. It has some of the nicest gardens we have seen for a long time. We called in at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, a former commercial conifer plantation that has been returned back to a natural acidic peat bog by Cumbria Wildlife Trust. Between April and September a pair of Ospreys return to nest. Although we could see the nest there was no sign of the birds.
There is an extensive raised boardwalk all around the place and we saw lots of common lizards basking in the sun along its edge. The place is teeming with dragon flies and damsel flies and we could hear crickets as we walked around. One of the most impressive reserves I have ever visited.
On the way back we called in at Grange-Over-Sands and had a nice walk around the ornamental gardens with its ducks which will take food from your hand.
We stopped for dinner at the Lakeside Bay Bar and Restaurant on the park before heading back to the van for the evening.
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