Although there are plenty of trails in the lodge area at REGUA, few have ever been marked out with posts and there is no information readily available to visitors about these trails and the wildlife that can be seen along them. So back in July, Rachel, Raquel Locke, Helen Cavilla and I began the task of developing the trail network and designed two new trails, the Wetland Trail and the Forest Trail, working out and measuring the routes and deciding where to place signs and benches etc. Over the last few days Rachel has been working hard with volunteers and REGUA staff building and painting marker posts and signs, and today (11 November) we were finally ready to mark out the trails.
The Wetland Trail is a circular route that runs for 2.8 km around the edge of the wetland, taking in lakes, marsh, reed beds and reforested areas. It is marked with yellow posts every 50 m and also gives access to two hides. The Forest Trail is a 2.4 km linear route that runs through well established secondary forest, areas recently replanted with pioneer tree species and wet grassland. Rachel and I assembled a team consisting of REGUA ranger Barata, lodge manager Helen Cavilla, REGUA guide Adilei and volunteers Richard Thaxton and Eric DeFonso, and although it was very hot we made light work of what would otherwise have been a time consuming task, and had a lot of fun in the process. Many thanks to everyone for helping out!
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| Newly painted marker posts for the Forest Trail. |
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| From left: Richard Thaxton (Loch Garten RSPB site manager), Barata and Rachel. |
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| From left: me and Helen Cavilla. |
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| Richard Thaxton and Rachel. |
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