On my way to and from Arundel Wetland Centre I passed by Swanbourne Lake. I decided to pop in for a look on the way back but knew I wouldn’t have very long to explore as it was already quite late in the afternoon.
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Swanbourne Lake, Arundel
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: boat trip, history, lake, photo post, swan, walk
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Arundel Wetland Centre
For my last full day in Arundel I knew that I wanted to spend my time exploring the Arundel Wetland Centre. It’s an easy walk from the town centre – simply walk by the entrance to the castle and continue all the way down the street, over a bridge then continue until you see the entrance on the right – it takes maybe 15 to 20 minutes. Do note that part of the route has no pavement but it’s a wide track and easy to navigate safely. There is of course a car park if you’re driving.
Categories: Arundel, England, West Sussex
Tags: aviary, avocet, bird, boat trip, dalmation pelican, dragonfly, duck, Geese, goose, guided tour, lake, nature, pelican, photo post, swan, walk, wetland centre, wild fowl, wildlife
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Colwick Country Park – September 2023
Recently needing to de-stress after a particularly busy week at work I ventured out to Colwick Country Park with my dad, prompted to do so by a recent council email about improvements to the footpaths at the park. A huge park with lakes and a marina that was opened in 1978 we were impressed with the new pathways – much more comfortable to walk on and far better for pushchairs and wheelchair uses.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: bird, british wildlife, country park, duck, nature, nottingham, park, photo post, swan, walk, white swan, wildliefe
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Arnot Hill Park, Nottingham
Nottingham has a great deal of green spaces many of which I’ve never actually visited, so this year I’ve decided to try and visit more of them. Arnot Hill Park was the first of these, which I picked solely because I happened to be roughly in the area on the day. It was easy to get to by bus – there’s a stop right outside the entrance on Nottingham Road.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: architecture, art work, bird, duck, Geese, history, nature, nottingham, outdoor art, park, photo post, swan, walk
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Attenborough Nature Reserve
I recently visited Attenborough Nature Reserve for the first time in years as I was in need of a change of scene. Run by the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust it covers 205 hectares of lakes, wetland, grassland and scrub. There are several walks around the reserve – on this occasion we did the Tufted Duck Nature Trail which took us past some of the lakes as well as through areas of grassland.
Categories: England, Nottinghamshire
Tags: Attenborough Nature Reserve, british wildlife, damselfly, dragonfly, duck, goose, nature, nature reserve, photo post, swan, walk, wildlife
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Wollaton Hall and Deer Park, Nottingham
Last week I paid a visit to Wollaton Hall and Deer Park which I haven’t been to since the pandemic started since it takes me two short bus journeys to get there. I’ve mainly been walking around my local area during all the lockdowns which can get a bit boring so it was nice to have a bit of a change of scene now that I’m fully vaccinated but still taking sensible precautions. I didn’t manage to see any deer on this trip which is unusual but plenty of swans and their cygnets on the lake and I paid a visit to the gardens and saw some sculptures that I’d not seen before around the grounds. [There’s a special exhibition on inside the hall of a T.Rex skeleton for which I have tickets but not till next month so expect a post about that in the future].
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: cygnet, duck, duckling, nottingham, photo post, swan, walk, white swan, Wollaton Hall, wollaton hall and deer park
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Colwick Country Park, Nottingham
2020 has been a write off in a lot of ways, particularly for travelling, so on the weekend I should have been attending my third Open House London I headed out with my Dad to Colwick Country Park for some walking amongst nature which a lot of people have been appreciating more and more this year. I’m lucky to have a nice back garden to sit in and Nottingham has a lot of green spaces that are walkable from where I live, but a place like Colwick Country Park requires a car to get to for me as I’m still avoiding public transport right now.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: lake, nottingham, photo post, sculpture, swan, trees, walk, woods
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Nottingham Canal Walk
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On one of last year’s sunnier days I decided to take a walk along the Nottingham and Beeston Canal. It opened in 1796 as a means of transporting coal and is still an active part of the city, albeit more for leisure than commerce these days.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: architecture, boat, canal, canal boat, marina, nottingham, nottingham canal, photo post, swan, walk, white swan
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Wollaton Hall Wildlife 2016
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The deer at Wollaton Hall are currently rutting so I thought that would be a good opportunity to take some photographs (being mindful not to get too close, of course!) Below are some of the photos I captured of the stags, plus geese and swans around the lake.
Categories: England, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Tags: bird, deer, deer park, goose, photo post, stag, swan, Wollaton Hall, wollaton hall and deer park
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Trentham Gardens
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On the same day we visited the Monkey Forest we headed next door to Trentham Gardens. Examining a map beforehand we decided to walk around the mile long Trentham Lake, designed by Capability Brown, stopping off to also visit the ruins of Trentham Hall and the Italian Gardens.
Categories: England, Staffordshire
Tags: capability brown, fairy, flowers, gardens, Hygieia, lake, Medusa, Perseus, photo post, statue, swan, trentham gardens, white swan, wood sculptures
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