Today I took a train to Hertford station and rode along the River Lea towpath to Rye Meads RSPB reserve.
I wasn't really in the mood for walking around a reserve and I only came across two species of bird in the reserve that I had not already seen during my journey. I should have just gone as far as Amwell gravel pits.
Anyway it was a pleasant way to spend a few hours, and I took some photos:
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| Lea at Hertford. |
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| Olympic legacy? |
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Amwell gravel pit. I am old enough to have visited this place when this view would have contained a giant excavator.
Today the view included redshank and a little egret. |
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| Rye Meads RSPB reserve x 3. |
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| Rye Meads HMWT reserve. |
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Fresh otter dropping in HMWT reserve. It smelt like Shippham's anchovy paste.
I have my suspicions about the taste too. |
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| Trying to be arty with Rye House gatehouse remains, but failing miserably. |
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| Moat. |
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| Lunch companions. |
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| Rye House. |
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| Hardmead Lock. The towpath here is paved with dinky little bags of dog poo. |
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