A Brilliant place Many hides offer Kingfishers. Petes Hide Offers the Premier League (pardon the football analogy) of Kingfisher Hides. Where do I start, firstly Pete is an absolute gem of a bloke, very, very knowledgeable and passionate about wildlife and photography. Its a pleasure to be in his and his birds company. Petes “Back Yard” is created for wildlife and is amazing in itself, the attention to detail is unbelievable. Kate, who does all the admin is fantastic, on the ball and always ready to help. I admit I was wary about paying £150 before my 1st visit, having had bad experiences elsewhere. I was given confidence that Pete wouldn’t take bookings until he felt the activity level was good enough. That was in August, I had the best day ever in a Kingfisher Hide and have been 4 times in total up to 26th Oct and had more visits with longer duration stays than I had anywhere else. I come away with 2-3 times as many shots as I do elsewhere and with a large amount of them “Keepers” rather than the odd few before. I cannot rate this place highly enough, for Kingfisher activity, for set up and for great service from Pete and his team. The hides themselves are very comfortable, Pete brings you a tea or coffee at least twice a day. There are toilets on site A big factor to take into consideration is the lighting and Pete has got it spot on with the set up making the most of whatever light you have on the day. A lot of hides do not consider the lighting and at certain times in the day or on days with poor light are not great to shoot at. Kit wise, a long lens is a must and two bodies and lenses ideal as you can do perched and diving at the same time. A long lens is needed for both. If you are new to this type of photography, Pete is always willing to help with advice so don’t be afraid, get in there and see for yourself.