{"id":123,"date":"2018-10-09T19:16:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T18:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=123"},"modified":"2018-10-09T20:21:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T19:21:24","slug":"norwood-road-nature-reserve-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Norwood Road nature reserve, March"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Norwood
Norwood Rd nature reserve, meadow grasses at the entrance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Path\"
A fork in the path.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This Sunday just passed Teresa requested that we go for a walk, locally. I was all for a visit to Peckover House, in Wisbech, or even Anglesey Abbey. But Teresa was right, this was making a bit of a meal of it. So I plumped for a ‘surprise’, for both of us, in the form of Norwood Road nature reserve.<\/p>\n

\"Path\"
Leafy green tunnels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Path,
Lush green foliage along one of the paths.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Teresa\"
Teresa, on the path, by the fence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Seb,
Seb, by the pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We pass it all the time. But in two years we’d never actually visited it. So, on this beautifully crisp sunny autumn day, we finally had a look. And it was great. Not amazing, or anything. Just really verdant, quiet, and refreshing.<\/p>\n

\"Pond\"
View of the ‘lake’, or rather, pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pond\"
The pond, viewed from a fallen tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Still, it is a rather lovely little oasis of nature and beauty. Not something March is abundant in. So very welcome. Definitely a good place for a soul enriching walk.<\/p>\n

\"Pond\"
The pond, covered with a blanket of green-algae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Path\"
A verdant pathway, littered with decaying leaves.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The paths wind through leafy tunnels, and there are occasional peaks through to nice views, such as the lake, or gently undulating meadows and stands of trees. The only wildlife we saw on this occasion was a lone moorhen, hidden in the reeds by the pond, and a couple of local feral children, exploring the woods.<\/p>\n

\"Pond\"
Green algae on the pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Teresa
Teresa, in the stock pose of a female member of the Samuels tribe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The walks all start and end at the entrance\/exit, on the otherwise unremarkable bog-standard Victorian terraced Norwood Road, off Station Road. The tall meadow grasses looked fabulous in the slanting afternoon autumn light.<\/p>\n

\"Meadow
Beautiful feathery grasses, gorgeous in the sunlight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Meadow
Meadow grasses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Teresa,
Teresa, at the end of our little circular walk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Seb,
Seb, at the exit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Sunday just passed Teresa requested that we go for a walk, locally. I was all for a visit to Peckover House, in Wisbech, or even Anglesey Abbey. But Teresa was right, this was making a bit of a meal of it. So I plumped for a ‘surprise’, for both of us, in the form … <\/p>\n

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