Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK.
For UK birders, conservationists and even wild-fowlers Slimbridge needs no introduction but for those who are not familiar with the iconic structure in the background of the photo it was built in the early 1970's by the Son of Sir Peter Scott and Grandson of Captain Scott ('of the Antarctic' fame) at the Slimbridge grounds. Its purpose was to be able to monitor the boundaries of the wildfowl reserve. At that time, and until recently it was the family home of the Scott family, Sir Peter being the founder of The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. The wild Bewick's Swan is synonymous with Slimbridge along with both the Greenland White-fronted Goose and less so the Whooper Swan. It is here where Sir Peter Scott started the successful captive breeding program to save the Nene (or Hawaiian Goose) from extinction and the base where this work continues with the Spoon-billed Sandpiper recovery project.
I first visted Slimbridge myself as a child c.1969/70, taken by my Father to who Sir Peter Scott was a modern day hero for his conservation work, despite himself being a keen wild-fowler in his formative years.