Wednesday 19 August 2015

Strolling and Sailing






















Apologies for the lack of updates.  Shortage of time, a housewarming and a myriad of other tasks has meant that the blog has had to take a bit of a back seat.  I also like to try, whenever possible to post photos from recent history and not rely on the back catalogue.  I'll endeavour to try and update every two weeks.

At the weekend we made a concious effort to get out for a couple of hours and enjoy a warm August afternoon,  A few miles out of Retford are Daneshill Lakes which had been recommended by a colleague of mine.

The site used to be used for gravel extraction, but it has been turned into a wildlife reserve under the watchful eye of the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.  It was a surprise to see small sail boats on the calm waters. The Daneshill Sailing Club is based here.  The peace and quiet is frequently punctuated by the sound of trains on the nearby East Coast mainline but you quickly learn to ignore it.






















There are the usual suspects of water fowl, with Canada Goose seemingly the dominant species.  They will quickly head for the shore if it looks as though bread is being thrown.
























I was pleased to see a small family of Grebes, that did of good job of being as far away as possible from my camera, but I've managed to get a shot of them.