Thursday 5 April 2012

Anderton Nature Reserve...................................................... my special place

 Anderton Nature Reserve... my favourite square mile in my local countyside.

 Haydn's Pool.... a different view from my norm.
This is from near the new bird-hide... taken last Sunday... the first day of April 2012.

 Witton Brook...water was extracted from this stream during November to refill Haydn's Pool after last years drought left it devoid of water... a sorry sight.
Haydn's Pool is behind the bush on the left... about forty foot higher than the brook (stream).

OK... I do have a lot of favourite square miles in the UK....but this is walking distance from home.

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37 comments:

  1. Tammy5 April 2012 at 18:24

    That is a gorgeous sky! What a great place to have within walking distance!!

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  2. Joop Zand5 April 2012 at 18:42

    Very nice nature pictures Andrew..... i like that places.

    greetings, Joop

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  3. genie5 April 2012 at 18:48

    What a beautiful spot and these skies are drop dead gorgeous. Everything looks very nice now. Happy Easter. genie

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  4. TexWisGirl5 April 2012 at 19:14

    i love all the rich colors in that first shot.

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  5. MadSnapper5 April 2012 at 19:31

    so very beautiful

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  6. Malgorzata Ingstad5 April 2012 at 19:41

    Yes the Butterfly below is wonderful but I do not have any! I understand what is similar! And Andrew, I love your header! Happy Easter to you

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  7. cieldequimper5 April 2012 at 19:58

    Shhht, you'll end up having to share the place with lots of people!

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  8. Maria5 April 2012 at 20:11

    Yes, Great Brittain is wunderful for walking, special in the countryside!
    I love it!
    In the eighties of the last century we walked the Offa's Dike Path, the border between England and Wales, so wunderful.
    Enjoy the Easter weekend!
    Maria

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  9. Rajesh5 April 2012 at 20:17

    Wonderful shots of the place. With water filled now the site is great.

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  10. Bob Bushell5 April 2012 at 20:19

    A nice place for wondering.

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  11. Unknown5 April 2012 at 20:37

    Beautiful sky Andrew!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  12. Laura~Pretty Pix5 April 2012 at 21:26

    And I can see why. So lovely and you captured it so well.

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  13. Carol5 April 2012 at 21:33

    Great photos! And I love your header!

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  14. Sylvia K5 April 2012 at 21:42

    Such beautiful, spring skies that promise so much beauty!! Wonderful captures, Andrew! Have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  15. Anonymous5 April 2012 at 21:49

    Great photos, Andrew. I love the sky in the first picture :) Have a nice weekend ahead.

    Eva

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  16. John @ Beans and I on the Loose5 April 2012 at 21:57

    Very nice having a bird-hide.

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  17. Unknown5 April 2012 at 22:02

    Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you visit often. I nosed around your rambles and found it very interesting. I will be back.

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  18. Hootin Anni5 April 2012 at 22:37

    I am so pleased to have you stop by for a visit with me just now, and I'm enjoying ever minute I'm here, perusing your blog. It seems the two of us --you and me---like to blog about the same things. I love birding...I love taking my camera on all my walks [beach, hot birding spots along the coast, and in and around parks in the city--plus even in my backyard].

    I will feel honored to become your newest follower, and hope that we both get to take times in our day to stop by once in a while to enjoy each other's treasures in photos!!!

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  19. HansHB5 April 2012 at 22:38

    Great clouds makes the sky so dramatic!
    Happy SkyWatch to you!

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  20. Carole M.5 April 2012 at 23:24

    Hi Andrew! Ah-ah, so you have a super new bird-hide at Haydn's; you're going to love it, and we benefit from the photos you get to take. Your opening shot with the low clouds under a beautiful blue sky is first class

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  21. Kay5 April 2012 at 23:58

    I love the photo of the stream.

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  22. Anonymous6 April 2012 at 00:08

    What a beautiful spot to have within walking distance from home! From the looks of that beautiful blue sky, you had a great day for exploring!

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  23. Yogi♪♪♪6 April 2012 at 03:49

    That looks like a nice place to walk. I hope that you have enough rain to keep your pond and stream full.

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  24. Martha Z6 April 2012 at 05:22

    It's nice to have a lot of favorite places. I have a few myself.

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  25. Anonymous6 April 2012 at 06:22

    Magnificent sky in that first shot!

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  26. Oakland Daily Photo6 April 2012 at 06:54

    Nothing like having a little bit of Eden walking distance from home.

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  27. EG CameraGirl6 April 2012 at 11:25

    I bet there's tons of wildlife there! Very pretty spot.

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  28. Anonymous6 April 2012 at 13:32

    So beautiful...so peaceful!

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  29. Betty Manousos6 April 2012 at 13:51

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  30. Liz6 April 2012 at 13:54

    Beautiful photos. Happy sky watching and I wish you a Happy Easter.

    My Sky.

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  31. Unknown6 April 2012 at 15:26

    What a great sky on top! Beautiful shot.

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  32. Anna6 April 2012 at 18:02

    I love the clouds, Andrew!
    Great captures.
    Easter greetings from Holland,
    Anna :-))

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  33. Pantherka6 April 2012 at 21:03

    Very beautiful scenery, great pictures.

    Greetings and wish you a beautiful Easter.

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  34. Tatjana Parkacheva7 April 2012 at 07:10

    Beautiful shots.

    Regards and best wishes

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  35. Mary Howell Cromer7 April 2012 at 12:04

    Gorgeous beauty, really lovely!

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  36. Ruby7 April 2012 at 14:01

    I love the first shot! Fabulous skies.

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  37. Susan8 April 2012 at 17:33

    Beautiful Andrew!

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