South Stack

The teddy bears were on holiday last week with their pals. They went to their favourite holiday spot - the Island of Anglesey, just off the North-West coast of Wales. There were lots of exciting things to do and lovely places to visit, and the weather was very sunny and dry.

One especially nice day, they visited a place called South Stack which is right at the top of some cliffs overlooking the sea. It is run by the RSPB (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds).

At certain times of the year the cliffs are home to lots of different seabirds, like puffins (who look very comical) and guillemots and razorbills, though the bears were a little disappointed not to see hundreds and hundreds of them.

There is a white building on the cliff top called Ellins Tower, which has telescopes and binoculars which you can borrow to see the birds close up, a live tv camera feed and helpful people to point out the best places to look. The bears were lucky because they had brought their own binoculars, but they were pleased they could look through the telescopes, which they had never used before!

The views from South Stack were lovely, with a beautiful blue sea and sky, although there was quite a cool wind, but the bears had luckily remembered to pack their scarves (even in August!) and they wrapped up warm before venturing out. The bears looked down on the lighthouse from the cliff tops, but they had to be very careful not to go too close to the edge. There were lots of little boats on the water and they could also watch the big ferries leaving Anglesey for Ireland.

Apparently you can go and visit the lighthouse too, but the bears decided that 400 steep steps down (and therefore 400 steep steps back up!) would be too much for their little legs so they didn't try that themselves although they did think that the view from the top would have been glorious.

Away from the cliffs the land is covered in heather and gorse, and there are lots of paths to explore. There were other birds to see here too, like the chough and the peregrine falcon, and stonechats and linnets.

There were lots of birds flying around, but they flew too quickly for the bears to take photos, and they had to wait until a bird settled on the heather or on the ground before they had a chance for a perfect shot.

After doing all that walking, the teddy bears decided to pop into the Visitor Centre café for a drink and some cake (which was very tasty!) and to buy some souvenirs in the RSPB Shop where there were also lots of books about birds.

All in all - a great day out! If ever you are in the area, visit South Stack and go to Ellins Tower to get a good view of the birds on the cliffs. You can find more information by clicking here.