Stanpit Marsh

A level 2.2-mile hour round a saltmarsh local nature reserve at the meeting of the Avon and the Stour, with Hengistbury across the water and a bird list that runs past three hundred species. Gravel paths and mown grass, muddy at the creek crossings, and prone to flooding on a spring tide, so wellingtons in winter. Park at the Stanpit Recreation Ground car park off Stanpit, free, about fifty spaces, with a second free car park at Argyle Road; both are small and shared with dog walkers all day. Cattle and ponies graze the marsh, so leads across the grazing and where the reserve signs ask for it, and the creeks are tidal salt water with soft mud on the edges.