There's lots of ways to look at Mere Sands Wood

Members of Galloway's Society for the Blind visited The Wildlife Trust's Mere Sands Wood today. They had a guided tour of the site, listened to and watched the birds on the water and were introduced to a variety of trees with distinctive textured barks. This was a special event arranged by Action Ribble Estuary for Mersey Basin Week but the group were impressed and intend to visit again and again.
Site manager Kim Neal can talk for England so she was the ideal guide to describe the area and the nature within it. She also told everyone about the history of the site and the work that has been carried out there to make it accessible to all users. After lunch the group discussed how Mere Sands Wood could be made even more accessible for the blind and partly sighted - ideas that Kim will endeavour to implement.
Everyone had an enjoyable day. One lady said that it was wonderful to feel the shape of the Evening Primrose leaves and feel the ground where the Orchids grow.