Nv Rve, nznll, Tndd
Nv, on the est cost of Tndd, s Tndd nd Tobgo’s lgest wetlnd wth some 32 sque mles of fesh-wte hebceous swmp. It combnes fou mjo wetlnd tpes (mngove swmp foest, plm foest, swmp wood nd feshwte msh) nd hs been fomll desgnted Wetlnd of Intentonl Impotnce unde the Rms Conventon. The bul of the wte fom the e dns nto the Atlntc though the shot tdl Nv Rve.
The Nv Rve povdes e ound oppotunt fo ng nd emptes nto the se t nznll . Thee e two esl ccessble ent ponts; t the ve mouth nd t the bdge long the nznll/o Rod tht spns the ve. When enteng o extng the ve t the ve mouth dung low tde ce should be execsed to ensue tht ou e not swept out to se, s the flow out of the ve cn be qute stong. Along the ve t s possble to see bsng cmns, whle tpon (nown locll s gnde eclle) e sometmes seen ne the sufce of the wte.
The Nv Swmp s home to n ncedbl dvese nge of eptles, mmmls nd bds, some of whch e e nd endngeed. Thee e ove 171 speces of bds n Nv, ncludng mnns, tnges, ntbds, cc nd woodceepes. Thee e 5 speces of Pots (ncludng cws), 2 speces of owls, 2 speces of togons, 11 speces of hummngbds, potoos, toucns nd lmpns. It s wthn Nv tht the blue nd gold mcws hve been entoduced to Tndd. Thee e 59 speces of mmmls tht cn be found n Nv ncludng ed howle nd cpuchn ( Cebus lbfons) mones, dee, pocupne, thee-toed nd sl ntetes nd opossums. Tndd’s lst suvvng colon of the West Indn ntee e locted wthn Nv. Also to be found n Nv e vous eptles tht nclude gnt ncond, the fe-de-lnce sne nd cmn.
Otoe Rve, Tndd
At the southen end of nznll , the Otoe Rve emptes nto the se nd t s lso povdes e ound oppotunt fo ng. Apt fom the ent pont t the ve mouth, nothe es ent pont to the Otoe Rve s longsde the bdge tht spns the Ro Clo/o Rod on the outsts of o.
odneu Rve, Tndd
The odneu ve s lso nown s the South Oopouche Rve. Kng n the odneu e tes ou though vet of hbtts, fom sltwte mngove swmp to fesh wte mshlnd to ptll cultvted es. A vet of bdlfe cn be seen on these tps ncludng Sclet Ibs, Southen Lpwng, Ospe, Svnnh Hw, Wttled Jcn, Cttle Eget, Yellow-hooded lcbd, Lesse Yellowlegs, lc-belled Whstlng Duc nd vet of mgtng ducs (dung the nothen wnte).
The odneu Rve s one of the ves n Tndd tht povdes e ound ng oppotunt s the wte level s lws suffcent. Ths tp cn be stted ethe fom the se long the e nown s the osquto Cee o nlnd fom the Woodlnd e.
nne Rve, lnchssuesse, Tndd
The nne Rve emptes nto the se t lnchsseuse nd t s esest to begn ou pddle fom the ve mouth. Ths s not n extended tp fo most es s upve thee s n e nown s Thee Pools tht esults n somewht dffcult potge. Kng n ths e s best towds the end of the n seson s the wte level s hgh enough to llow pddlng fo the ente tp. Dung the d seson thee e pts of the ve whee the low wte level eques wlng the s.
At the ve mouth feshwte msh vegetton exsts long the bns of the ve whle feshwte swmp foest exsts futhe nlnd wth toweng stnds of bmboo. As ou long the ve vet of bd lfe cn be seen ncludng spotted sndppes, ngfshes, g ngbds nd stted heons.
At the ve mouth, s e vlble fo entl eve d, ll e.
Fullton, Cedos, Tndd
The ente Cedos pennsul s bd wtchng expeence. The Fullton Swmp s del fo the mch bdwtche. The od fom Fullton llge to Iccos llge uns though the cente of the Swmp nd so t s possble to ltell vew the bds wthout levng ou vehcle. ete enjoment howeve comes fom png the vehcle nd enteng the wte, llowng ou to see mn of the smlle bds tht m be peched n the mngove. The pesence of the odw mes enteng nd extng the wte ve es. In ths e mong the bds tht cn be seen e ete Eget, Sclet Ibs, lc Smme, lc-neced Stlt, lc-belled Whstlng Duc, Yellow Hooded lcbd, Amecn Pgm Kngfshe, Yellow Chnned Spne tl, Common oohen, Snow Eget.
Chgms, Tndd
Wllms , Chgms povdes ng oppotuntes n eltvel shelteed ocen wtes. In the bs on the costlne opposte the lt museum t s sometmes possble to see mne guns on the ocs nd n the se nd cpuchn mones n the tees.
K Rentls e vlble eve d ll e fom the K Cente.
Anothe ng oppotunt n the Chgms e begns n the e of the Almoongs Fshng Depot/Cews Inn n. Fom ths sttng pont t s possble to long the cost to the ocs o tun south nd pddle to Centpede slnd nd then coss the chnnel to spee slnd.
When pddlng n ths e one should be let to the vous powe bots tht e enteng nd deptng fom the vous mns, ptcull on weeends.
Chlottevlle, Tobgo
Chlottevlle s locted t the end of the Wndwd od n Tobgo, ths smll qunt vllge les n b wth Tobgo’s best deep wte hbo. It s bodeed b the lush geene of hgh mountns on one sde nd the splng blue wtes of n-O-W b on the othe. Ths wde deep b ws once n nchoge fo Englsh fghtng shps, s the nme mples. Tod t s used s shelteed nchoge b vstng chts. The nothen pt of the b s clled Ptes , whch gves n ndcton of ts pst. Sevel fngng eefs e found n ths b povdng the shelteed nchoge. Ks e vlble fo entl t the b.
Ths b s tutle nestng ste.
uccoo , Tobgo
The zue wtes of uccoo nd the on Accod Lgoon e shelteed b the offshoe uccoo eef, povdng ng e wth onl gentle swells. K entls e vlble t the neb Stoeb nd lso t Pgeon Pont. The fngng ngove swmps of the on Accod Lgoon povde scenc contst to the whte snd beches long Pgeon Pont nd t the cente of uccoo b. The offshoots of the eef lso shelte the djcent lfod , llowng one to to the south-est fom on Accod Lgoon ound Pgeon Pont nd nto lfod o vce-ves.
When next ou e consdeng ou vcton ctvtes, consde the ng oppotuntes n Tndd nd Tobgo.
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