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Originally taken this summer from the Sky View Observatory in the Columbia Center, I updated the photo to resemble a tilt-shift setup.
So dolls with Pivotal Barbie bodies tend to have massively long legs and tiny tiny torsos but they always end up being taller than any of my other dolls.
Stormer only matches her height due to her big hair but both are still shorter than the Coomodel body so that’s pretty cool I guess lol.
I did end up carving Sweet Tea’s arms so she can finally cross her arms lol.
At 210 metres in height the minaret is the second tallest minaret in the world. It has a laser beam fitted at the top, which is electronically operated in the evening. It is oriented towards Mecca, across the sea and has a range of 30 kilometres. The minaret is said to enhance the visual alignment of the boulevard. It is square in shape thrusting skyward. The base to the top width ratio of 1 to 8 (between basement and the summit) has a marble covering on the exterior with austere decoration. The faces of the facade have carved ornamentation with different materials. There are stitches of roudani tracetine on a 100,000 MP surface. This decorative material (with chrome and green as dominant colours), is a substitute for the use of bricks, the material used in many other notable minarets, and has given the mosque an extraordinary elegance. Green tiles decorate the minaret for one third of the height from the top, and then changes colour to deep green or turquoise blue; it is said that in the Hassan II minaret, the designer had used his sea-foam green and God's blue to celebrate the life of a king. The concrete used for the minaret was a special high-grade type, which could perform well under severe conditions of a combined action of strong wind and seismicity. This was achieved by the Science Department of the Bouygues Group, the contractors for the project, who developed an extra-strength concrete four times stronger than ordinary concrete. Called B.H.P (highly resistant concrete), it offers a resistance to compression value of 1200 bars per sqcm (claimed to be a world record) and has a very quick setting time. This enabled the building of a taller structure with due underpinning of the foundation, while adhering to the construction schedule. Cranes were also designed to suit the height of the minaret for concreting.
DOUGLAS HEAD LIGHTHOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1857 ALTHOUGH THE VICINITY WAS IN THE CONTROL OF THE ISLE OF MAN HARBOUR BOARD FROM 1832. THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS BUILT BY THE ENGINEERING BROTHERS DAVID AND THOMAS STEVENSON WHO BUILT IT WITH A TOTAL ELEVATION OF 32 METRES. THE WHITE TOWER IS 20 METRES IN HEIGHT AND THE LIGHT ITSELF AT A HEIGHT OF 12 METRES.
THE LIGHTHOUSE STAIRCASE HAS 71 STEPS AND THE LIGHT HAS A NOMINAL RANGE OF 24 MILES. THE LANTERN IS COMPOSED OF 8 BRILLIANT REFLECTORS MADE OF PURE SILVER AND WHICH ARE DATED BACK TO 1831. THE LIGHT FLASHES WHITE EVERY 10 SECONDS.
IN 1855 THE LORD COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY REQUESTED THAT THE LIGHTHOUSE BE INSTALLED OTHER THAN THE HARBOUR LIGHT AT DOUGLAS HARBOUR. A PARLIAMENTARY REPORT AT THE TIME REVEALED THAT THE LIGHT ALREADY EXISTING IN DOUGLAS HAD BEEN OUT OF OPERATION SINCE 1850. THERE WERE ORIGINALLY TWO LIGHTHOUSES, ONE ON THE PIER WHICH HAD TO REMAIN A HARBOUR LIGHT AND THIS ONE. THE DOUGLAS HEAD LIGHTHOUSE IS THE ONLY SEA LIGHT BETWEEN THE CALF OF MAN AND THE POINT OF AYRE - SOME 40 MILES AWAY.
THE 12 METRE HIGH LIGHT HAS TWO DOUBLE BANKED UNITS OF 12 LAMPS MOUNTED FACING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, OPERATED BY AN AGA PRB21 GEARLESS DRIVE UNIT ROTATING AT 3 RPM, GIVING A FLASH EVERY 10 SECONDS.
ONLY 8 OUT OF THE 12 LAMPS (30 VOLTS 200 WATTS) RUN AT 25 VOLTS 150 WATTS TO GIVE INCREASED SERVICE LIFE WHICH ARE USED IN NORMAL OPERATION. THE OTHER 4 LAMPS ARE 6 VOLTS 28.5 WATTS USED ONLY AS EMERGENCY LAMPS. SUCH EMERGENCIES MAY BE DURING LOSS OF MAINS ELECTRIC POWER OR THE UNLIKELIHOOD OF A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE MAIN LAMP BANKS.
THE CORRESPONDING 4 EMERGENCY LAMPS ARE CONNECTED IN SERIES, IF ONE LAMP FAILS ALL FOUR GO OUT, WHICH GIVES EACH UNIT THE SAME INTENSITY, SIMILARLY WITH THE 6 VOLT LAMPS OF POWER. POWER IS PROVIDED BY EMERGENCY BATTERIES. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT IS A 200 MM LANTERN MOUNTED ON THE BALCONY RAIL.
FULLY AUTOMATED SINCE 1986, THE LIGHT IS MONITORED BY THE NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE COMMISSIONERS AT THEIR NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD MONITORING CENTRE. AN ATTENDANT FROM THE NORTHERN BOARD VISITS THE LIGHTHOUSE ON A FORTNIGHTLY BASIS TO TEST SYSTEM PROCEDURES AND THE GENERAL PHYSICAL CONDITION OF THE BUILDING.
Height is might and feel the excitement when you are on the top towards the sky. It is hard to be on top but gratifying.
Officially the Empire is at peace. Having rescinded a portion of the executive powers granted to him by the Senate during the height of the Clone Wars, the Emperor lacks full command over the Imperial military and thus is restricted in what actions he can take.....officially.
Unofficially, the Empire continues to expand its military by arming trained Imperial commandoes that have since 'defected' from the Empire. With the Senate unable to monitor or control these renegades, Palpatine often has them perform tasks to help benefit his claims of requiring complete control over all Imperial matters.
Through his aide Hassan, the Emperor often has these agents strike at his political opponents as well as targeting worlds that refuse to submit to Imperial rule. It is a mystery as to how many within Imperial ranks know of the renegades, though some members of the senate are slowly starting to believe that they may actually be tools for the Emperor, instead of the traitors they claim to be...
(Left to right):
Quartermaster Wilson Marquee - Formerly a Republic black market dealer, who specialised in smuggling state of the art arms to rebellions on Separatist worlds. Quartermaster Marquee soon found himself being placed in charge of the Empire's relief convoy, intended to provide aid and technology to worlds that had been devastated by the Clone War. Instead, in secret, his personal Arquitens-class light cruiser 'The Herald' also acts as a mobile resupply point for the Renegades.
Often the Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) will conceal advanced weaponry abroad the Herald in order to aid the Renegades in assignments given to them by the Emperor. The Imperial military may be under intense scrutiny from the Imperial Senate, but no-one dares look twice at an aid convoy.
Lieutenant Aryn Hark - A child of Onderon who fought alongside the Gerrera siblings in the Clone War, Aryn is one of the first in a line of new Imperial commandoes to be trained rather than bred for combat. With the need for a grand army all but gone, the Empire has slowly found itself moving more towards recruitment of Imperial citizens than the creation of more clone troopers. Notably the first female to successfully achieve the rank of Imperial commando, Aryn had often found herself at odds with the former clone commandoes but that hasn't stopped her from making her mark. She currently holds the title as possibly the finest sniper the Empire has ever known.
Though her official status within the Empire is traitor, her devotion to the New Order is unquestionable and she has been known to torture Imperial citizens who dare to speak poorly of their Emperor.
Captain Hagen Marsk - Born on the agricultural world of Stewjon, Hagen is the only member of the Renegades to have formerly served the Republic prior to its transformation into the Galactic Empire. As a reward for his bravery, Hagen was personally commended by the Emperor for his service in the Republic Volunteer Corps (RVC) during the latter part of the Clone War. As part of this commendation, the Emperor offered Hagen the opportunity to be trained by Republic commandoes to become the first generation of special forces for the Empire.
Having surrendered the idea of returning to Stewjon in the near future, Hagen covertly ensures that the majority of his payment is transferred to his father's bank account, in the hopes that the old man can live out the rest of his days in relative luxury. Having the longest service record of his peers, Hagen was granted the rank of Captain and currently holds command over the Renegades. This title often results in him being the point of contact for Hassan, the Emperor's aide.
Lieutenant Marco Hijark - The youngest member of the Renegades, Marco hails from the streets of Coruscant having spent most of his life pickpocketing those who dared to venture down to level 1313. It wouldn't be until six months before the declaration of the New Order that the Coruscant police force would finally detain him. With members of the Republic senate soon finding themselves under greater threat from the Separatist alliance, Hijark was offered enrolment into the Senate guard program to become a trained guard for Senator Bail Organa.
With the deactivation of the droid army and the end of the Clone War, Marco son found himself transferred to a new program. The Imperial commando program. Due to his time living on the streets of Coruscant, Marco has often developed a habit of stealing possessions from targets assigned to the Renegades by the Imperial Security Bureau. Much to the dismay of his commanding officer, Hagan.
Flight Lieutenant Karhl Mar - Republic relief supplier, turned special forces pilot. Karhl worked directly with Wilson Marquee during the height of the Clone War, often helping to smuggle him onto restricted worlds and arm rebel factions. It was thanks to these talents that Mar was awarded a prototype Theta-class T-2c shuttle armed with an experimental cloaking device to help the Renegades infiltrate worlds undetected. Though the stealth drive has been known to be temperamental, Mar has made it his business to terminate anyone who is able to catch a glimpse of his shuttle as it engages its cloaking device.
Due to his long history with Quartermaster Marquee, Flight Lieutenant Mar is known to often frequent the Marquee household on Cymoon 4 where the pair often share tales of infamous the Clone War...
Porters is an hour's drive from Christchurch International Airport and offers the longest vertical run in the Southern Hemisphere. The owners want to construct a $500 million on-mountain alpine village used by 300,000 skiers a year, creating 1000 full time equivalent jobs for Canterbury.
Design - The M5 departed from the traditional silhouette of the Leica rangefinders, that had few changes since the M3 (1954). The height and width of the body were larger (H 84 mm x W 150 mm x D 36 mm), and the body heavier (ca. 100 g more than other M cameras). The folding film rewinding crank hides in the bottom plate. The self-timer arm and the field-of-view preselector (now on the M5 additionally with battery test function) are of the same design as the Leica M4 (1967). The M5 was the last M to feature a mechanical self-timer (duration 5–10 seconds). The M5 incorporates an improved rapid film loading spool design over the M4. The M5 has a rapid transport lever which winds the shutter and advances the film and the frame counter in one single motion, or in a series of shorter motions. A marker for the film plane is engraved on the top of the camera housing. The M5's redesigned horizontal travelling cloth focal plane shutter is reported to be the quietest of the M series. The shutter curtains travel at a relatively low speed which has as a consequence the 1/50 second flash sync speed.
Name: Jisza Vylon
Birth: 28 BBY
Birthplace: Corellia
Species: Human
Gender: Male
Height: 1.70 meters
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Skin: Tan White
Era(s): New Republic Era
Affiliation(s): - Rebel Merc Alliance
- Rebellion
- New Republic
Master(s): - Kydan Witress (temporary master)
- Coneros Witress (master)
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Jisza Vylon was a human male that was born on the planet of Corellia. At the young age of 10, he was forced to leave his home and find refuge with the Rebel Merc Alliance, a small rebel cell that was slowly growing. During those months, he would eventually meet the young rebel general, Kydan Witress, who would realize the young boy’s connection with the Force. He would then teach Jisza the basics of the Force, and later train him to protect and defend himself, both with a blaster and a training staff. Later, however, his master and a large group of volunteers would venture out through hyperspace, and never be heard from again. With his absence, he would be left to train on his own and find the answers that he would seek.
Being born with a connection to the Force, he would slowly grow up to acquire the ability to be swift and keen. His first power was using Force Speed, mostly using this ability under tight situations, but lacked the knowledge of other types of abilities to use. Nonetheless, with learning on how to survive with little resource, he would become a skillful agent for the Rebellion and other smaller cells.
A year before the Battle of Yavin, he would eventually reunite with Kydan’s uncle, Coneros Witress, after escaping near death from a Sith Inquisitor. Wanting to learn how to better defend himself, the older man would spend the next few years with the young Jisza, eventually sending him to receive his kyber crystal on Ilum. He would then join the fully grown Rebel Alliance, who would then become a Rebel Agent for the leaders. Task with a small team, Jisza would soon become a reliable soldier for the Rebellion, eventually becoming a commanding officer. In his time of service, he would be part of the Rebellions biggest events; from the Battle of Hoth, to the Battle of Jakku, seeing the rise of the New Republic and the destruction of the Galactic Empire.
Although he became a general for the New Republic, he would soon realize that the Imperial Remnant is still at large, and will not stop ‘til they retake the galaxy once again. With that, he, along with his old task force, would then leave New Republic territory and travel to the Outer Rim to help bring down the remaining Imperial Warlords that still plague the galaxy with the aid of a large group called "The Survivors". However, somewhere in the back of his mind, he will soon find something that will come back to haunt him…
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So yeah, this is far overdue to post lol! A while back, I’ve found this group, “The Survivors RPG”, and have debated for some time if I wanted to join, considering that myself and my crew are hard at work finishing the first season of “The Jedi Mercenary”. Well, after much pondering, I have decided that I would give this a shot. So…here we are lol! I do hope you all will enjoy what we can offer that isn’t our series.
On another note, not many people know, but this was an old character I am redoing that was used in an old Star Wars RPG back on MOCpages. But with it being a few years, and not having to do much with the character and all, I thought it would be neat to remake his entire story and fit him into the canon/fanon universes. So this will be very interesting in where this will be going.
Lastly, as for our series, the next chapter is on the way very soon, and will be posting a couple sneak peeks of them. Stay tune for those!
That will do for now, so thank you all for everything up to this point, and please, continue to support what we have to show you all. Hope you all have a fan-tucking-tastic day/night! See ya next time!
- Director KW
Natural light at twilight on our walk through the neighborhood.
Our Daily Challenge:
NATURE ALONG THE WAY is the topic for Saturday 07. January 2023
Alhamdulillah.
Outing with Jieja on one fine friday evening...
Very near to my place..
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Have a nice weekend
p/s: Bro, cepat bubuh gmbr lalang...meh meh~
The Heinrich-Hertz-Turm (named after the German physicist and Hamburg-born Heinrich Hertz) is a radio telecommunication tower and a famous landmark of Hamburg, Germany.
Designed by architect Fritz Trautwein, in co-operation with civil engineers Jörg Schlaich, Rudolf Bergermann and Fritz Leonhardt, it was built 1965–1968 for former Deutsche Bundespost (German Federal Post and Telecommunications Agency, now Deutsche Telekom's subsidiary Deutsche Funkturm GmbH) near Planten un Blomen (a city park). With an overall height of 279,2 m (916 ft) it is Hamburg's tallest building; it comprises a 204 m (670 ft) steel-enforced concrete lower section, topped by a 45 m (148 ft) steel-lattice tower and a three-segmented cylinder of about 30 m (98 ft), which supports various antennas.
There are eight concentric platforms stacked one above the other; starting at 128 m (420 ft) with the two-story observation (lower floor) and restaurant (upper floor) platform, served by two high-speed elevators. Above that at 150 m (492 ft) is the operations platform housing the workforce and equipment, and further up six differentially sized, smaller open platforms in same distances, populated with high-gain directional microwave radio relay antennas ("parabolic mirrors"). Number nine was added at 25 m height in July 2005.
From Wikipedia
Holodomor Genocide Museum, Kiev, Ukraine.
In June of 1933, at the height of the Holodomor, 28,000 men, women and children in Ukraine were dying of starvation each day. The land that was known worldwide as the breadbasket of Europe was being ravaged by a man-made famine of unprecedented scale.
Stalin and his followers were determined to teach Ukraine’s farmers “a lesson they would not forget” for resisting collectivization, which meant giving up their own land to work on government controlled farms. Moreover, the famine was meant to deal “a crushing blow” to any aspirations for independence from the Soviet Union by the Ukrainians, 80 percent of whom worked the land.
While millions of people in Ukraine and in the mostly ethnically Ukrainian areas of the northern Caucasus were dying, the Soviet Union was denying the famine and exporting enough grain from Ukraine to have fed the entire population. For 50 years, surviving generations were forbidden to speak of it, until the Soviet Union was near collapse.
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So here's a height comparison with the OG Bratz Movie Body, Bratz Catz Body, The 2013 Bratz Body, Bratzillaz Body and the Moxie Teenz Body. The new Bratz now measure at 10 1/2 inches tall without shoes. The neck/neck peg are still the same thing. The biggest let down for me is the clothing fitting the new and old Bratz. Hopefully we will be seeing tons and tons of Bratz fashion packs this Spring. Either way, Bratz are Bratz.
Hopefully diz helped u felow brats fanz. :)
Norwegen / Nordland - Die Sieben Schwestern
Between Tvilligene and Skjæringen.
Zwischen Tvillingene und Skjæringen.
De syv søstre (Norwegian) or The Seven Sisters (English) is a mountain range on the island of Alsten in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.
The mountain range consists of seven peaks on the southeastern half of the island. The mountains are (listed from northeast to southwest):
Botnkrona, with a height of 1,072 metres (3,517 ft)
Grytfoten, with a height of 1,019 metres (3,343 ft)
Skjæringen, with a height of 1,037 metres (3,402 ft)
Tvillingene ("the twins"), with a height of 980 metres (3,220 ft) for the taller one and 945 metres (3,100 ft) for the shorter one)
Kvasstinden, with a height of 1,010 metres (3,310 ft)
Breitinden, with a height of 910 metres (2,990 ft)
The range is popular with hikers and offers scenic views over the surrounding area.
All the peaks can be ascended using marked paths, and on every summit there is a notebook where visitors can write their name. After visiting all peaks, hikers can contact the local tourist association which will issue a certificate as a testimonial of their achievement. There is no time-limit for climbing all the peaks. The record for the quickest visit to all peaks is under 4 hours.
A good view of the mountain range can be achieved traveling by sea in the "Hurtigruten", as it passes the full length of the range.
(Wikipedia)
Die Sieben Schwestern (bokmål: De syv søstre bzw. Sju søstre) sind eine Bergformation aus sieben Bergen in der Kommune Alstahaug in Nordland, Norwegen.
Lage
Die Sieben Schwestern erstrecken sich von Norden nach Süden auf der Insel Alsten südlich von Sandnessjøen.
Auf der Westseite führt an ihnen die Küstenstraße Fv17 entlang, von der man nur in einem kurzen Abschnitt alle Bergspitzen gleichzeitig sehen kann.
Ein besserer Blick auf alle Bergspitzen bietet sich dem Betrachter von einem Schiff aus. Unter anderem fährt täglich die Hurtigrute auf dem Weg von Sandnessjøen nach Brønnøysund an der Westseite der Berge entlang. Die Ostseite kann man hingegen bei einer Fährüberfahrt von Tjøtta nach Forvik aus der Ferne sehen.
Die Sage
Die Sieben Schwestern erreichten überregionale und auch touristische Bekanntheit vor allem durch die mit ihr verbundene Sage vom Torghatten (ausführliche Sage siehe dort). Der Sage nach sollen es sieben Jungfrauen gewesen sein, die sich nach einer Verfolgung durch den König Hestmannen erschöpft niederwarfen. Bei Sonnenaufgang erstarrten sie zu Stein.
Die Berge
Im Einzelnen bestehen die Sieben Schwestern aus folgenden Bergen (Norden nach Süden):
Botnkrona (1072 m)
Grytfoten (1019 m)
Skjæringen (1037 m)
Tvillingene – dt.: Zwillinge (980 m und 945 m)
Kvasstinden (1010 m)
Breitinden (910 m)
Alle Gipfel lassen sich ohne Bergsteigerausrüstung bezwingen. Dazu gibt es am Fuß der Berge ausgewiesene Parkplätze mit entsprechender Beschilderung für die Wege zum Gipfel. Die Wanderung über alle sieben Gipfel ist 26,1 Kilometer lang und hat eine gesamte Steigung von 3525 Metern. Ab und zu finden Rennen über alle sieben Gipfel statt. Der bestehende Rekord aus dem Jahr 2015 liegt bei 3 Stunden und 43 Minuten.
Sonstiges
Eine stilisierte Darstellung der Sieben Schwestern findet sich im Gemeindewappen der Gemeinde Alstahaug.
(Wikipedia)
Kinda Blue (Cochenour, 2012)
height 25in (64cm), bloom 4.5in (11.5cm), season EM, Semi-Evergreen, Diploid, 10 buds, 2 branches, Purple with blue eye and green throat with a thin white edge. (Snow Crab × Over the Line
Tunnel width 30m height 35m, in 1861, he led Desheng Huang, the peasant uprising army had briefly stationed in the hole. 洞道宽30m 高35m ，在1861年，何徳胜领导的黄号农民起义军曾经短暂驻扎这个洞。
Height: 95mm ; Width: 232mm ; Depth: 136mm
metalwork has been replaced
full description at www.gothicivories.courtauld.ac.uk/images/ivory/634D9F95_4...
discussion of the type at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casket_with_Scenes_of_Romances_(Walters_71264)]
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here, Gawain (or Lancelot) in armour fighting the lion; Lancelot crossing the sword bridge, with spears falling from the sky; Gawain on the perilous bed; bed on wheels; lion; spears falling from the sky; the three maidens at the Château Merveil
View along 22nd Street from the corner of Chattanooga Street through the neighbourhood 'Dolores Height'
Blick entlang der 22nd Street von der Ecke der Chattanooga Street aus durch das Viertel 'Dolores Height'
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Well, the height of my Porsches has been exist in my mind for a while.
Personally I like to build, in visual, as flat as I can.
However I think my Porsches are a little bit low after built Lamborghini Countach.
So I have raise the Porsches’ height that could have better proportion, the super cars always be the lowest.
Countach fits a minifigure!
We landed in Incheon very early in the morning. It was a majestic morning and a small crescent moon can be seen on the tip of the airplane wing.
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... the height is round about 15 mm
Macro 1:1. Focus stacking. Sony A7II (ILCE-7M2) with Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 DI Macro 1:1 VC USD (F017E). Wide open shot f/2.8.
Used camera/lens combination and focus stacking equipment --> Focus Stacking Equipment.
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Beaver Lake Road in Lake Country, BC at the height of the Arrowleaf Balsam-root (Balsamorhiza sagittata) Spring Extravaganza....
www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/leightonmoss/index.asp
Leighton Moss is the largest reedbed in north-west England, and home to some really special birds such as breeding bitterns, bearded tits and marsh harriers. You might see deer too, not to mention butterflies aplenty!
Opening times
The reserve and visitor centre are open daily all year round (except 25 December). The reserve is open from 9 am to dusk and the visitor centre from 9.30 am-5 pm (4.30 pm November-January inclusive).
Entrance charges
Free to the visitor centre and tearoom. Admission to hides and nature trails: £4.50 adults, £3 concessions, £1 children, £9 family. Free to RSPB members and those who come by public transport or on bike.
Avocet
Avocets can be seen from the hides overlooking the Allen and Eric Morecambe Pools in spring and summer.
Bearded tit
A year-round attraction here in the extensive reedbeds. They form flocks in autumn and can often be seen picking up grit from special tables on the causeway or directly from the paths.
Bittern
Bitterns can be heard 'booming' from the causeway between march and May. Scan over the reedbeds and you may catch a glimpse of one in flight - particularly in May and June. You may also see one sitting at the edge of the pools on frosty winter days.
Marsh harrier
Spring brings displaying marsh harriers to Leighton Moss. The males and females are busy feeding their young throughout summer and can often be seen hunting over the reedbed.
Water rail
Watch from the hides for water rails emerging to feed on the edge of the channels and pool within the reedbed. They may venture out onto exposed mud when the water drops in late summer and autumn or onto ice in winter.
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
Booming bitterns in the reedbeds, best heard from the Causeway. Marsh harriers displaying high above the reedbeds. Butterflies along the reserve trails. The arrival of summer-visiting birds fills the reedbed with the rattling calls of sedge and reed warblers. Birdsong can be enjoyed in the woodland. Buzzards can be seen daily flying over the reserve. On the Allen and Eric Morecambe pools, large flocks of migrant black-tailed godwits stop off on their way to Iceland and the first avocets return to nest.
Summer
The special sight of marsh harriers passing food to each other in flight. Red deer grazing the Jackson and Griesdale meres in the evenings. The sight and sound of a busy black-headed gull colony. A chance to see young bitterns venturing out into the edges of the pools to feed, as well as a variety of young waterbirds. A succession of marsh flowers along the reserve tracks. Avocets and their chicks on the Allen and Eric Morecambe pools.
Autumn
Parties of bearded tits flying across the reeds and picking up grit from the paths. Huge flocks of starlings wheeling above the reedbed before pouring into the reeds to roost. Migrant wading birds, especially greenshanks, ruffs and returning black-tailed godwits on the pools viewed from the Allen and Eric Morecambe hides.
Winter
Teals, shovelers and gadwalls join the resident ducks to congregate in large numbers in the pools. Bitterns and water rails can be seen out on the ice during cold spells. Flocks of siskins feed in the alders. Flocks of wigeons and greylag geese graze the saltmarsh at the Allen and Eric Morecambe pools, and are regularly disturbed by wintering peregrines and merlins.
Viewing points
Seven hides with the nearest hide to visitor centre only 160 yards (150 m) away.
Nature trails
Three nature trails: 0.5 miles, 0.8 km to 2 miles, and 3.2 km.
Tearoom
A wide selection of hot and cold food and drinks throughout the day. Parties catered for on request.
Refreshments available
•Hot drinks
•Cold drinks
•Hot meals
•Cold meals
•Sandwiches
•Snacks
Shop
The shop stocks:
•Binoculars and telescopes
•Books
•Bird food
•Gifts
Educational facilities
Education visits to Leighton Moss offer an exciting opportunity for your pupils to explore nature through the first-hand study of birds, other animals and plants. Led by professional RSPB educators, the curriculum-linked programmes are safe, hands-on, thought-provoking and fun. Approved as a safe provider of outdoor education activities by Lancashire County Council, Leighton Moss's risk-assessed programmes help children to understand the value of wildlife and natural places through experiential learning. Leighton Moss has the largest remaining reedbed in north-west England - a magical place where you and your pupils could hear the bitterns booming in the spring, watch the marsh harriers swooping in the summer or see the meres full of over-wintering ducks and geese in the winter. With a well-equipped classroom, shop, picnic area, trails and bird hides, Leighton Moss is the ideal place to bring your class for an unforgettable experience of nature. You can visit any day of the year. Our start times are flexible to suit you. It is advisable to book well in advance for the summer term, which is our busiest time. We can cater for two classes (or approximately 60 children), which will be divided into smaller groups of approximately 15.
Access to hides and viewpoints
Bird-feeding station has a screen, with varied height viewing slots and knee hole extension, which overlooks the birdtables and feeders. Lilian's hide is accessed via 1:20 ramp; a large, glazed, picture window overlooks the lagoon and reedbeds; an induction loop is available. Jackson's hide is accessed via 1:10 ramp; there are no adapted wheelchair places.
Griesdale hide is accessed via 1:10 ramp; there are no adapted wheelchair places. Public hide is accessed via a very shallow, 1:40 ramp; specially adapted places for wheelchairs are at left end of hide. Lower hide is accessed via three steep steps.
Access to visitor centre, shop and tearoom
The front entrance is accessed through double doors, which open both ways, to reception desk on ground floor. The upper floor, with tearoom, is accessed via a stair-lift from the shop and rear entrance of the visitor centre. This lift does not accommodate wheelchairs; transfer from chair to lift via shallow ramp; staff are available to help.
Shop is on the ground floor of the visitor centre; staff are available to help. Tearoom is on the first floor of visitor centre, staff are available to help with carrying trays etc.
Path surfaces and gradients
There are 8 km of trails on the nature reserve. There is a bird-feeding station 50 m from visitor centre, down 1:15 and 1:40 gradients with an adverse camber; the path is surfaced with compacted gravel/rolled stone. From the feeding station to Lilian's hide is 100 m, initially down a 1:20 slope, levelling and then another 1:20 slope to the hide entrance; the path is surfaced with compacted gravel/rolled stone.
From Lilian's hide to Jackson's hide is 535 m. From Lilian's hide to Griesdale hide is 735 m; the path is surfaced with compacted gravel/rolled stone, and narrows to one metre in places. From Lilian's hide to Public hide is 1,000 m; the path is undulating, rolled stone with two non-wheelchair accessible kissing gates; it has a steep gradient of 1:10 along some of its length. There is a 100 m stretch along the public highway.
The final approach to the hide is along a public causeway of rough, rolled stone with a 1:10 slope. Visitors with limited mobility can drive to the start of the public causeway. From Public hide to Lower hide is 820 m; the path is surfaced with compacted mud and stone; it is narrow in places and accessible to semi-ambulant visitors.
Car parking
Visitors can park in front of and behind the visitor centre; the surface is rolled stone. There is an alternative car park on the opposite side of the road from the visitor centre.
Toilets
One adapted, unisex toilet accessed via shop and rear entrance to visitor centre.
Wheelchair loan
One wheelchair available for loan, contact reserve staff for availability.