The factory, "Britag," produced chemical fertilizers for the agricultural industries in Lincolnshire but closed many years ago. The land was declared unfit for residential use and so was left for nature to take over. Now there are extensive lakes and wetlands with many residential and migratory birds, it's become an important site for wildfowl to overwinter on.
There are paths through the lakes for walkers & bird watchers and in more recent years a visitor centre has been built there.
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| A panorama of the Humber Bridge, taken from the Waters Edge Country Park. |
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| Low tide on the Humber always attracts plenty of Gulls and wading birds. |
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| A view down the Humber, the jetty in the far distance is a ship bulk terminal. |
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A view across the Humber to the city of Kingston Upon Hull.
A North Sea ferry can be seen through the haze.
I've now found that the tall, white erect objects to the left are parts of the wind turbine towers being built, along with the blades, at Hull for the North Sea Wind Farm. |
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Into the country park we found this sign, well nature has really taken over here
as the reedbeds of this lake would prevent any swimming without the need for a sign.
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| Boardwalks give access to some of the lakes. |
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At the end of this boardwalk is the Waters Edge Visitors Centre where visitors can watch
various birds nests via CCTV cameras in the breeding season.
A nice way to do do a bit of bird watching on a cold day, especially as there's a good café.
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The visitor centre is quite a modern design.
Olympus EM10 Mk2 + 12-100 Pro lens.
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How great that there are paths and boardwalks for visitors to see the birds and nature.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I have said it before but the Humber Bridge is quite something.
The bridge was opened in 1981 and, although we visit the area regularly, we never cease to be amazed by it. When we drive over it I go very slowly, not because it frightens me (it did the first few times) but to make the experience last as long as possible.
DeleteI love seeing the beautiful and graceful architecture of the bridge, as well as the lovely land/water scapes. It's a good thing that former industrial areas can become purposeful again for wildlife. So often they are left to crumble into ugly ruins that feel unsafe and dangerous. The visitors' center looks very nice without detracting from the natural environment. Very nice post. I enjoy seeing such things.
ReplyDeleteThank you Ann.
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