Tewkesbury Nature Reserve — Attraction in Tewkesbury

Whilst taking a short break in Tewkesbury we decided to visit this nature reserve and honestly we were shocked with what we saw. Hardly any wildlife within the vicinity save for two mallards who were being attacked by a dog who was off lead, even though it says online that dogs should be kept on the lead... it's not going to beneficial to the wildlife to be frightened by invasive visitors is it? Signs looks like they haven't been changed in over a decade - weathered and somewhat unreadable.

The Severn Ham at the back of Tewkesbury high street holds more wildlife, a nicer walk to experience and more conscientious people who respect...

Had a horrible experience with an incompetent dog owner. Young woman in her 30s, Blonde hair, glasses, accompanied by an off-lead Grey mini Schnauser who ran up and aggressively confronted our puppy, where she then proceeded to say "oh he's normally fine!" Disgrace of an owner, this place is supposed to be for people to walk calmly. Dogs supposed to be on lead and under control, which ours was, but clearly this woman had absolutely no regard for the control of her own dog. We now have our young dog covered in his own urine and poo, terrified, all due to negligence of this woman. She shouldn't be allowed...

Not a patch on what i expect from what i had read pools overgrown, not a great deal of wildflowers hence not many butterflies or wildlife of any description, perhaps when they have installed the scrapes things will improve, but they really need to improve what is there already as well, a lovely spot, but...