Friday, 28 September 2018

Two days at Martin Mere

These are images taken over the course of two days at the WWT reserve, Martin Mere, Burscough, Lancashire, in June this year.  It was hot.


Yellow Flag Iris

Canada Goose



Coot

Horse Fly

Greylag Goose

Silver-studded Blue butterfly


Black-headed Gull

Moorhen

Black-headed Gull



Moorhen

Black-headed Gull

Greater Flamingo (captive)


Goldeneye (captive)




Moorhen


Mallard

Goldfinch

African Yellowbill (captive)


Black-headed Gull


Barn Swallow


Stock Dove


Mallard

Black-headed Gull

Shelduck






Friday, 21 September 2018

Top Lock to Wigan Pier

Here are photographs taken on a 2 miles 5 furlongs walk from the top of the Wigan flight of locks to Wigan Pier in the town.  There are 21 locks in the flight.  The canal is the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.































































This was NOT the site of Wigan Pier

Wigan Pier (a coal-loading ramp) was in the centre of this image where the white piece of wall can be seen