The Aviary
Old Warke Dam, Worsley
It's been a long time but I finally got out last weekend. Not very far from home but it was good to be out. I've taken plenty of shots in and around Worsley and the Bridgewater Canal but never ventured into Worsley Woods to capture the Aviary and the Lodge house near Old Warke Dam.
I was hoping for a good sunrise but the surrounding landscape and trees put paid to that and the local wildlife didn't help with smooth reflections, especially the swans and moorhens that thought I was there to feed them. There is a jetty on the Old Warke but I was alarmed to find a lot of unsavoury objects littered along it included a burnt out aerosol and what looked like a telephone directory... can't think of anything else that thick or why you would need one in the woods?
Anyway, a long exposure helped resurrect the situation although you can still see the signs of one persistent moorhen. The little strip of green to the left is the actual dam. Oh... nearly forgot, the Aviary is a Grade II listed building originally built by the great nephew of the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater - Francis Leveson-Gower who amongst many Worsley buildings built the Aviary as a hunting and fishing lodge.
The Aviary
Old Warke Dam, Worsley
It's been a long time but I finally got out last weekend. Not very far from home but it was good to be out. I've taken plenty of shots in and around Worsley and the Bridgewater Canal but never ventured into Worsley Woods to capture the Aviary and the Lodge house near Old Warke Dam.
I was hoping for a good sunrise but the surrounding landscape and trees put paid to that and the local wildlife didn't help with smooth reflections, especially the swans and moorhens that thought I was there to feed them. There is a jetty on the Old Warke but I was alarmed to find a lot of unsavoury objects littered along it included a burnt out aerosol and what looked like a telephone directory... can't think of anything else that thick or why you would need one in the woods?
Anyway, a long exposure helped resurrect the situation although you can still see the signs of one persistent moorhen. The little strip of green to the left is the actual dam. Oh... nearly forgot, the Aviary is a Grade II listed building originally built by the great nephew of the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater - Francis Leveson-Gower who amongst many Worsley buildings built the Aviary as a hunting and fishing lodge.