I decided it was a perfect day for a visit to Backwater reservoir today, a wee bit overcast, bit of a breeze but warm and, a Tuesday so should be quiet up there.
The car park was empty when I arrived, a good sign so, I gathered up my gear; bum-bag of snack, binoculars and camera and started up the road on the left side (as always) … More A trip to the reservoir
Edit. This was posted live from my picnic spot this morning. I ended up doing a 5.4 mile loop, saw no Eagles or Ospreys … yet but, what a beautiful, peaceful walk. Time in nature. 🙂
February 12th – back up to Backwater reservoir for a wander, used to visit two or three times a week but that has tailed off a little, i think the forestry work and the weather of course has decided for me but I’m trying to get back there as often as possible. … More Another chilly wander
On January 19th I took a walk at the reservoir and was a little shocked to see the water level had barely risen and, yes, the sun shone! It’s been a while. The water level was just over 27 metres at the tower; it had been just below that before Christmas.
So the object of today’s walk was, after ALL the rain we’ve had, has the level risen yet? … More Amazed
January 19th saw my first foray up to see how the water level is. Not great but, it was a really good feeling getting out of the car up there, feels like forever since my last visit (December!) … More It’s been a while!
It’s been a while since I’ve been up to the reservoir. I checked back through the images awaiting edit and it was October 27th! That might give you some idea of the dreich weather we’ve been having. OK that’s not all that prevented me going up but a fair part of it and today, December 15th, the sun shone, kind of! 🙂 So I decided it was high time I went back up for a walk and to check the water level, last time I was there it wasn’t good. … More Accidental Encounter
August 29th 2025 was changeable, to say the least. I saw the rain coming and ran outside with a camera to grab a few shots!!!! … More When the rain came,
This morning I have been out to greet the rising sun … More I edit, I listen
I was out for a walk today, up at the reservoir, probably my favourite walk. There were no cars in the car park when I got there, always a good sign for me. The sun was shining, the sky was mostly blue and a decent breeze was blowing. I was up here to spot the … More Red Kite
I do hope no-one minds that I split my walk into two parts? This is the big part, to me anyway, where the Red Kites started cruising around me, allowing me to photograph them in quite close proximity. I see them at Backwater reservoir quite often now. I’d made my way to the second gate, … More Kite a walk Pt. 2
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