VIEWS FROM THE WOODBOTTOM
FOREST BATHING AT ITS BEST
Autumn at St.Ives is a magical time,some images from around the Estate….
The Ferrand Memorial.
Lady Blantyre's Rock.
The Fish carving in Coppice Pond.
Winter scenes from around the Estate…..
A sudden snow shower in Race Course Plantation.
The Ferrand Memorial on a cold December day.
An atmospheric February day at Coppice Pond.
Lady Blantyre's Rock.
Lady Blantyre's Rock with the original carving.
"Chain in the Trees"carving at the Coppice Pond car park.
The carving of the Monk in Cuckoo Nest Woods.
Spring at St.Ives;life returns after the long winter….
The"Old Man of the Woods"carving in Race Course Plantation.
Owl carving,near the bottom car park.
Summer scenes at St.Ives….
Heather Park...living up to it's name !
Yellow Rhododendron flower.
Betty's Wood.
Wild Rose.
Purple Loosestrife,Coppice Pond.
Betty's Wood,after the tree clearance.
Flag Iris,Coppice Pond.
View from near Lady Blantyre's Rock,after the tree clearance.
Red Campion flower.
Purple Loosestrife.
Rhododendron flower.
Canada Geese,Coppice Pond.
Azure Damselfly,near the old reservoir.
Betty's Wood.
Taken a few years ago,most of the Rhododendrons have been cleared now.
The convoluted Rhododendron,near Coppice Pond,sadly,no longer there.
KETTLEWELL RESERVOIR
KETTLEWELL RESERVOIR SUMMER 2024
Kettlewell Reservoir is a disused reservoir situated on the St.Ives Estate.
It was built about 1909 but developed leaks so was subsequently abandoned.
Since then it has been left virtually untouched and has become a haven for wildlife. It is hoped that it will long remain so.
A few examples of wild flora and fauna photographed at the Reservoir in Spring 2024…..
MARSH ORCHID
AZURE DAMSELFLY
NEWT
An aerial view of the disused Kettlewell Reservoir,( centre of pic.)with the CAN Commemorative Woodland outlined in red,showing how the woodland almost surrounds the Reservoir itself.
