Oxfordshire from the Chiltern escarpment. England
The view from the Aston Rowant nature reserve.
In 1989, the Aston Rowant NNR became one of the initial four sites selected by the RSPB and Natural England for the reintroduction to England of the Red Kite, which had become extinct in England and Scotland due to persecution since the early 1900s, and reduced to a residual population of a few dozen pairs in central Wales. It became the most successful reintroduction ever attempted, and Red Kites are now common over the whole of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond.
In the far distance, in the centre of the image is what remains of Didcot power station, its visual impact much reduced since its six cooling towers and enormous chimney (one of the tallest structures in the Uk at 660 ft) were demolished. It loomed over the gentle scenery of the mid Thames valley since the mid 60's. Few miss it.
Oxfordshire from the Chiltern escarpment. England
The view from the Aston Rowant nature reserve.
In 1989, the Aston Rowant NNR became one of the initial four sites selected by the RSPB and Natural England for the reintroduction to England of the Red Kite, which had become extinct in England and Scotland due to persecution since the early 1900s, and reduced to a residual population of a few dozen pairs in central Wales. It became the most successful reintroduction ever attempted, and Red Kites are now common over the whole of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond.
In the far distance, in the centre of the image is what remains of Didcot power station, its visual impact much reduced since its six cooling towers and enormous chimney (one of the tallest structures in the Uk at 660 ft) were demolished. It loomed over the gentle scenery of the mid Thames valley since the mid 60's. Few miss it.