Nature in View Places

Nature in View Places.

	Craig Goch dam is 36mtrs high and 156 mtrs long, and forms part of the dam complex of the Elan Valley. It was built to supply Birmingham's need for fresh water at the turn of the last century. The water travels the entire course using only the force of gravity, reaching a speed of around 1 mile per hour. Click on the picture for more of Cymru..
	The Nant Gwtllt flows through the trees down into the Caban-coch Reservoir Elan Valley Powys Cymru..
	A Water Fall near the Garreg-ddu Reservoir Elan Valley Powys Cymru.
	Tywi Forest Carmarthenshire Cymru. If your very lucky you might see a Red Squirrel in this large pine plantation. Dense coniferous forests give our native Squirrel the upper hand over the North American Grey which favours broad leafed woodland.
	Afon Tywi winds it way through the Cambrian Mountains Carmarthenshire Cymru.
	Mist rolling down from Garreg Lwyd at 2002ft. The Nant Garw can be seen in the foreground meandering its way to the Afon Aman. The Black Mountain Brecon Beacons Cymru.
	Pulborough Brooks West Sussex is part of the River Arun flood plane and is managed by the RSPB.
	Newdigate Nature reserve is a former Surrey brick works which has been transformed into a nature conservation area boasting a rich host of amphibians and dragonflies. In the wooded parts there are Wild Service trees growing. A good indicator of ancient wood land which has never come under the plough.
	River Arun West Sussex.
	Elan Valley Penygarreg reservoir Powys Cymru. Elan Valley Dams
	Newdigate Nature Reserve Surrey.
	Hankley Common Surrey.
	Ambersham Common West Sussex.
	View from the Burgh South Downs West Sussex.
	South Downs nr Chantonbury Ring West Sussex.
	Chichester Harbour West Sussex.
	Bosham Church is the oldest Christian site in Sussex there was a congregation here 200yrs before Augustine landed in Kent. The present building is mainly of Saxon origin. King Canute lived in Bosham for a while and it is believed his daughter is buried in the church. The place is marked with a stone slab bearing the emblem of a Raven. It is also the only church depicted on the Bayeux tapestry.
	Common Yew Taxus baccata. This ancient Yew is forming a sacred groove at Kingley Vale West Sussex. This site has one of the finest Yew forest's in Europe with many trees over 500yrs old. New research suggests some trees could predate Christianity making them the oldest living organisms in Great Britain.
	Kingley Vale Forest clings onto the shallow chalky soil of the South Downs. It forms a dark brooding presence giving us a glimpse back in time to when England was covered in trees.
	Ambersham Common. West Sussex. The post war pine plantation is being cut back to aid heathland restoration. Across the country areas are being transformed back into this rare and wonderful habitat. By 2010 it is hoped a further 6000 hectares will created. Europe has lost 90% of its heath land and in some English counties the figure is even higher! This due to urbanisation, leisure activates such as golf courses, forestry plantations, scrub encroachment and farming. Heathland is actually rarer than rain forest! So it needs our protection along with all the amazing creatures that call it home.
	Leeds Castle. Kent
	Thursley Common's acid bog supports around 26 species of dragon fly and many other insects and invertebrate. It is also home to the Curlew one of the last inland breeding sites in Surrey for this bird. On a spring morning you can hear its haunting call echoing across the marsh land.
	Thursley Common. Surrey
	View from Bury Hill
	Leeds Castle Kent.
	Amberley Wild Brooks. West Sussex.
	Herstmonceux Castle East Sussex.
	Thursley Common heather in full bloom, on a summers day the air can be filled with an intoxicating aroma of honey.
	Thursley Common Moat Pond. Surrey
	Thursley Common after the devastating fire of July 2006.
	Thursley Common Surrey.