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Jersey Shore Sunrise. Interesting bokeh on the rocks created by lens.
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. " ~Charles Dickens
BT TOWER IN London, also called the Post office tower. Taken from Great Portland Street. This photo has now been added to the fourth edition of our Schmap London Guide.
The lightning bugs(fireflies) are really popping right now in the southeast. This is really a special time of year for me. I really like soaking it all in because during the first 27 years or so of my life in Montana I had never seen a lightning bug.
A lone canoeist was making his way back to the far shore, as if being guided by the beam of sunlight during this beautiful sunset. Taken from the top of some bluffs at Killbear Provincial Park, Ontario.
76031 & 76033 stand at Guide Bridge on their way to Godley Junction.
Both locomotives were withdrawn as part of the 35 locos all taken out of traffic with the closure of the Woohead route on July 18th 1981. Both were cut up at Coopers Metals in Sheffield with 76033 disposed of by April 1983 with 76031 lasting a little longer until February 1984
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/d/dovestone/
A landscape that will take your breath away. Towering hills, sheer rock faces, swathes of open moorland, a picturesque reservoir - that's Dove Stone, the northern gateway to the Peak District National Park.
Walking, climbing, running, playing, cycling and even sailing. If you're into adrenalin-pumping activity or simply want to chill out surrounded by amazing wildlife, streams, waterfalls and woodland, then Dove Stone is a must.
At this stunning site, we're working with United Utilities to bring benefits for people, water and wildlife.
Opening times
Open at all times.
Entrance charges
Entrance to the reserve is free. Parking is free for RSPB members, but there is a parking charge for non-members.
Information for families
There are lots of natural areas to play and explore, but no formal facilities. Some events will include family activities like quizzes or trails.
Information for dog owners
Dogs are allowed anywhere. We would request that they are kept on a lead, as most of the reserve comprises of working sheep farms.
Star species
Our star species are some of the most interesting birds you may see on your visit to the reserve.
Curlew
Curlews are large, brown wading birds with very long, curved bills. In spring, you can hear their gorgeous, 'bubbling' song.
Golden plover
In their breeding plumage, golden plovers look very smart with black undersides and spangled golden backs.
Peregrine
Keep an eye out for a commotion among birds - a peregrine may be making a fly past. They are a regular sight overhead when a pair is nesting in the area.
Raven
You can see ravens' plummeting display flights from late winter, through the spring and hear their gruff, ringing 'kronk' calls throughout the year here.
Red grouse
Listen out for sharp 'go back, go back' of the red grouse, or watch them flying across the heather.
Seasonal highlights
Each season brings a different experience at our nature reserves. In spring, the air is filled with birdsong as they compete to establish territories and attract a mate. In summer, look out for young birds making their first venture into the outside world. Autumn brings large movements of migrating birds - some heading south to a warmer climate, others seeking refuge in the UK from the cold Arctic winter. In winter, look out for large flocks of birds gathering to feed, or flying at dusk to form large roosts to keep warm.
Spring
See ravens and peregrine squabbling on the quarry cliffs. Curlews and lapwings breed on the in-bye fields, wheatears and ring ouzels on the moorland edge with golden plovers on the open moor. Dunlins may also make an appearance.
Summer
Canada geese love to breed on the open moor. Dippers race up and down the brooks and streams, and keep an eye out for water voles on the moorland streams.
Autumn
Watch out for meadow pipits, fieldfares and redwings moving through. You could also see siskins and lesser redpolls.
Winter
Look for mountain hares turning white and red grouse scratching out a living amongst the heather. Mallards don't seem to mind what the weather is like and stay put.
Facilities
Facilities
•Car park : Parking is pay-and-display and costs 60 p for two hours or £1.30 all day. No height restriction and there'll be bike racks soon.
•Toilets
•Disabled toilets
•Picnic area
•Guided walks available
•Good for walking
•Pushchair friendly
How to get here
By train
Greenfield Station near Oldham - outside the station, turn right, walk down the hill following main road (A669), follow sharp left bend, pass Tesco on the left and continue to mini-roundabout with pub on corner. Turn left up Holmfirth Road (A635). Turn right at brown sign for Dove Stone reservoir.
By road
To get to Dove Stone, go through Greenfield village on the A669 towards Holmfirth. At the mini roundabout, turn left up the hill on Holmfirth Road A635. After 500 m, turn right onto Bank Lane. There's a brown signpost for Dove Stone reservoir. Crowden car park is off the A628 Woodhead Road in the Longdendale Valley.
Accessibility
11 February 2013
Before you visit
•Open all year
•Free, apart from car parking charges
•No RSPB visitor centre, café, shop or office but regular RSPB presence on site
•Car park and toilets open from 7 am to 10 pm, April to October; from 7 am to 7 pm, November to March
•Registered assistance dogs and other dogs (on leads from March to July) welcome.
How to get here
•Directions on RSPB website
Car parking
•Main car park just outside Greenfield. 117 spaces plus four Blue Badge bays
•Smaller RSPB car park at Binn Green, off the A635 Greenfield to Holmfirth road. 18 spaces plus three Blue Badge bays
•Charge for both. 60p for three hours or £1.80 for the day. Free to Blue Badge holders and RSPB members.
•No height restrictions.
Nature trails
•Main visitor trail part tarmac, part gravel surfaced 2.5 mile (4 km) circular route around Dove Stone Reservoir. Fairly level but steep in two places. Radar keys are required to access stock gates. Starts about 50m from the Blue Badge bays in main car park
•Wooden benches (most with backs and some with arms) at fairly regular intervals along path
•1.5 mile (2 km) trail around adjacent Yeoman Hey Reservoir. Rough, undulating grassy track and can be muddy
•Part Tarmac/part gravel steep track up to Chew Reservoir, 1.5 miles (2.5 km)
•Access to reservoirs and woodland trails from RSPB car park down a 1.5 mile (2.5 km) steep woodland track with steps and narrow stone stile
•Several informal woodland trails as well as large areas of open access countryside.
Viewing facilities
•Viewpoint at Binn Green car park up short, wide, surfaced track
•Woodland bird feeding zone in both car parks.
Picnic area
•A formal picnic area at Ashway Gap half way round main Dove Stone trail
•Five picnic tables and benches, including two accessible tables
•Wooden benches in main car park and Log benches at Binn Green. No tables at either.
Catering
•Hot food and ice cream van in main car park in good weather
•Variety of pubs and cafes in nearby Greenfield, Mossley and Uppermill.
Public toilets
•Main car park (managed by Oldham Council). Accessible toilet for use with RADAR key and unisex facilities
•Binn Green car park - male and female accessible composting toilets. No RADAR key required
•No baby changing at either.
Future plans
•Plans to improve the gravel surfaces around the site to make them easier for wheelchair access
•Plans to provide way marker signage for the main trails.
For more information
Dove Stone
Telephone:01457 819880
Moorland magic
We all know that the wild, moorland landscape above Dove Stones is breathtakingly beautiful. But did you know that it is incredibly important to both wildlife and people?
These moorlands supply the water that comes out of our taps.
If the moorland is badly managed, regularly burned, or overgrazed by sheep, it exposes the bare peat. The peat is then easily washed away by rain and gets into the streams, turning the water brown, the colour of stewed tea!
But, if we manage the moorlands well and protect the peat by growing sphagnum mosses, bilberry and heather, then the colour of the water is much improved.
On your walks, watch the skies for thrilling aerial displays from the fastest bird in the world - the peregrine
The peat has taken more than 5,000 years to develop. It is made up of dead sphagnum mosses and has locked up thousands of tonnes of carbon.
If the peat loses its cover of vegetation, the carbon is released into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming and climate change.
However, if we can ensure the continued growth of the mosses that form the peat, not only can we reduce the losses, but the bogs can actually soak up additional carbon from the atmosphere, helping buffer both ourselves and wildlife from the effects of a warming climate.
The Dove Stones moors are a special place for wildlife. On your walks, watch the skies for thrilling aerial displays from the fastest bird in the world - the peregrine.
In winter, you might be lucky enough to see snow-white mountain hares racing across the plateau; while spring signals the return of the moorland dawn chorus, with bubbling calls of curlews and the plaintive whistle of a golden plover.
The streams feeding into the reservoir are not only a great place for a paddle, they are also home to endangered creatures like water voles (Ratty from Wind in the Willows) and the delightful dipper. Did you know they keep their eyes open underwater as they search for insects to eat?
So you see, Dove Stone is a wonderful place for people, water and wildlife. We want to keep it that way – will you help us?
Community, youth and education
Access to Nature is a community, youth and education project with both on-site events and outreach sessions. The project is funded by Natural England, through Access to Nature, as part of the Big Lottery Fund's Changing Spaces programme.
What we offer
Keep an eye on the events pages for a wide range of activities and guided walks. For schools and groups we offer tailor made sessions and bespoke training for teachers and leaders with RSPB staff and other experts.
Conservation, wildlife, art, photography, drama, storytelling, debates, walks and skills training are just some of the things the project has provided so far.
Contact
Rachel Downham
Community Engagement Officer
Email: rachel.downham@rspb.org.uk
07825 022 636
Geoff de Boer
Education Officer
Email: geoff.deboer@rspb.org.uk
Tel: 01457 819 884 / 07801 135 106
Contact us
Tel: 01457 819880
Where is it?
Lat/lng: 53.529355,-1.981482
Postcode: OL3 7NE
Grid reference: SE013036
Nearest town: Mossley, Greater Manchester
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
"Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child’s coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself.”
Louis L'Amour
As requested, a DARKWATER Military guide showing the most common standards.
Biological Countermeasures:
DARKWATER´s hazard gear is most commonly seen on Countermeasures Units in Research Facilities. Those Troops aren´t commonly seen on the battlefield, but instead inside labs, watching, guarding or carrying out experiments. All Countermeasures Units were undergoing basic combat training and are therefore able to theoretically participate in combat like normal Infantry units, this would however be a waste of their potential. Out of all DARKWATER Units, the Countermeasures Units are the only Troops directly and only under the command of DARKWATER´s chairman, main shareholder who is also responsible for DARKWATER´s mostly questionable research.
Advanced Infantry Mk I:
DARKWATER´s high tech future soldier is carrying a symbiotic armor offering increased self healing abilities and a maximum of in combat assistance and protection as well as full body blast shielding. The Advanced Infantry Mk I performs as both, DARKWATER´s Spec Ops and its strongest unit for battlefield deployment. Due to the immense costs per unit and long training, DARKWATER does however prefer not to deploy these soldiers in too risky combat situations, while they still consider it as the best soldier on the world. The Advanced Infantry Mk I is well trained in airborne deployment and can also operate int he role of an airborne unit.
Specialists:
Officer candidates of DARKWATER are seen operating along the normal Infantry to gain more in combat experience. Additionally DARKWATER´s specialists commonly also have advanced training in engineering, piloting and hacking to be assisting combat forces in effective ways.
Riot Defense / Capture Troopers:
DARKWATER units with additional training in non lethal combat and crowd control. Those Units can often be seen guarding DARKWATER facilities, VIPs or capturing priority targets in covert operations. Riot Defense / Capture Troopers commonly operate alongside other DARKWATER Units.
Infantry:
DARKWATER´s most common Troop Standard is the normal infantry unit. Those operate in frontline combat and as facility guards directly under the command of DARKWATER´s Military wing and DARKWATER Command. DARKWATER´s infantry features combat assistance systems such as reflex boosters and painkiller systems integrated into the combat gears medical systems. Optical support, increased physical strength, sub dermal armor and self healing system, such as the ones of the Advanced Infantry are however missing.
Scouts:
Scouts are the eyes and ears of DARKWATER Command and mostly operate in covert operations. Apart from DARKWATER´s multiple undercover agents, Scouts are DARKWATER´s most common way to gain information. They carry light gear and often feature visual support systems, while it happens rarely, Scouts are also deployed in combat because they are more agile than most other DARKWATER units.
Twilight on the roads is a reminder that even in the darkness, there is always a glimmer of hope and light to guide us
Seven Buffleheads at Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory in Austin, Texas. According to the Sibley Guide to Birds, Second Edition, the bird with the White head is a male in breeding colors. The one near him with the largest white on the cheek may be a non-breeding male (I had suspected that it was a female). The other five could be either females or juveniles according to Sibley.
Thanks go to the gentleman with a 5D-S Canon camera who told me there were a couple of buffleheads on the dead-end road past the observation shelter.
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The lovely Sammy (pictured here) met up with me and Danielle to take photos at Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto on Saturday! We took this in a tunnel and it was freezing cold.
This is my contribution to Concept Collaboration! The theme this month is 'the catalyst of light'. With this image I wanted to portray being lost and looking for light to guide you. I also really love this song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY9b6jgbNyc
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The sweeping lines guided me to take this photo. I really liked how the lakefront walkway pulls the eye far into this scene, along with the beachfront running pararalel. The clouds moving overhead also formed a line that swept the same direction, so you really get the feeling of moving from left to right, which is where he city skyline really anchors the photo. The lighthouse was really cool, and looked interesting against the backdrop of the city, as if it was built in with it. It sort of implies how Chicago wouldn't be what it is today without the Great Lakes and her lighthouses, which have kept many sailors safe. The graffiti was also interesting, and if you read closely it says Chicago on the right side. Overall, a pretty cool scenic of Chi!
This pile of rocks were placed along the outside edge of a marina to protect it from any swell entering the Hauraki Gulf. When the sunset direction is right it also serves as a cool spot to catch it going down over Auckland city.
Jersøy Lighthouse, Vestfold Norway
April 2014: Accepted in Trierenberg Super Circuit 2014, Color Print
"The North Point Light Station has a long history of guiding mariners to Milwaukee. Its location was chosen to mark the north point of Milwaukee Bay. Erected in 1887 and first lit in 1888, the 39-foot octagonal cast-iron tower replaced an 1855 cream-city brick lighthouse built too close to the eroding bluff. The Queen Anne - style keeper's dwelling was built at the same time. In 1912 the tower was almost doubled to its present height of 74 feet by lifting the existing tower atop a new structure. This resulted in a light source 154 feet feet above the level of Lake Michigan visible up to 20 miles away."
[The lighthouse was deactivated in 1994.] "In 2003 the two-acre property was transferred to Milwaukee County. The North Point Lighthouse Friends and Milwaukee County completed restoration of the light station on 2007."
- Quoted text from plaque erected in 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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Locale: Lake Park - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Year & Season: 2017 ; Mid spring
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The zigzag boardwalk guiding through the forest, lit very well by the sun intrigued me. Personally, I like how the green colour is dominating the feelings despite it is the brownish colours that take up most of the scene.
Processing is VERY minimal.
Our guide at Bent's Old Fort. This is a "living history" unit, with all the staff in historic costume.
Styling: Naomi Olivia
MUA: Laura Naish
Hair: Suze Smethurst
Model: Gracie and Annie @ Profile Models
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