Well over the last few weeks i've been reading the post here on this part of the forum and looking where everyone has been and what they've been doing.........great post and great pictures, the trouble is i seem to have been trapped at work unable to get out since god knows when!!
Well today i got a couple of hours reprieve
....managed to visit my local patch for the first time for way too long and although it isn't as exotic as most of the places people post about, i thought i'd share a few pictures all the same.
No did'nt get a chance to do any bushcrafting but it was so good to be out in the fresh air.
After parking the car and taking a short walk i came to a few Brent geese feeding on some grazing land.......
The darker green bank behind the geese in the picture is the sea bank, which protects the local low lying fenland from flooding.
The picture below is taken as i approached the sea bank and gives some idea how high it is......
At the top of the sea bank you look out over saltmarsh, beyond which is "The Wash"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wash
Looking back from the top of the sea bank you can see how flat the local area is...
A few more shots as i made my way along the top of the sea bank.......
Come August/September the Saltmarsh is covered in what is locally know as "Samphire", which is somewhat of a local delicacy. It is perhaps more accurately known as "Marsh Samphire" but also known as "Glasswort"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasswort
A last look over the Marsh before i made my way back to the car.........
As I made my way I passed a few Hawthorns, the blossom smelt particularly good today......
Hopefully it wont be as long before i'm back again.
Well today i got a couple of hours reprieve
....managed to visit my local patch for the first time for way too long and although it isn't as exotic as most of the places people post about, i thought i'd share a few pictures all the same.No did'nt get a chance to do any bushcrafting but it was so good to be out in the fresh air.
After parking the car and taking a short walk i came to a few Brent geese feeding on some grazing land.......
The darker green bank behind the geese in the picture is the sea bank, which protects the local low lying fenland from flooding.
The picture below is taken as i approached the sea bank and gives some idea how high it is......
At the top of the sea bank you look out over saltmarsh, beyond which is "The Wash"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wash
Looking back from the top of the sea bank you can see how flat the local area is...
A few more shots as i made my way along the top of the sea bank.......
Come August/September the Saltmarsh is covered in what is locally know as "Samphire", which is somewhat of a local delicacy. It is perhaps more accurately known as "Marsh Samphire" but also known as "Glasswort"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasswort
A last look over the Marsh before i made my way back to the car.........
As I made my way I passed a few Hawthorns, the blossom smelt particularly good today......
Hopefully it wont be as long before i'm back again.
