Another sunny day and another short run. Now moored below Aston lock No.3. We had lunch then set off to explore the Aston Nature reserve alongside the Aston locks.
3 miles 0 locks, in 2hrs 5mins. what3words ///officers.users.welcome 😊
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| Leaving Crickheath this morning |
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| An SUC boundary marker |
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| Crofts Mill lift bridge |
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| The Navigation Inn at Maesbury Marsh, in what was originally the wharf warehouse |
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| Behind the Navigation Inn is this unusual building, road toll house perhaps? |
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| Navigation Inn from the canal |
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| Now moored below Aston lock No.3 |
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| Map of the nature reserve at Aston locks |
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| The 1st pool from Ashton lock No.3 |
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| Viewing platform |
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| Good use of old lock gate beams |
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| T'other side |
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| 1st part of the 2nd pool |
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| Pair of swans on this part of the 2nd pool |
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| 2nd part of the 2nd pool with Otter Holt hide on the other side |
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| Entrance to Otter Holt hide |
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| Part of the entrance to Otter Holt hide |
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| Inside Otter Holt hide, we only stopped briefly |
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| Path to 3rd pool |
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| Dragonfly artwork |
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| Quiet Hide at the 3rd pool |
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| Quiet Hide by Helen Shackleton, who also created the other artwork on the reserve |
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| 3rd pool |
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| Big daisies |
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| Back at Otter Holt hide and general view through one of the viewing windows |
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| After quite a while we tried to attract dragonflies with these stick to land on, like Jo did yesterday at Crickheath |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle |
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| Dragonfly |
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| This coot was collecting nesting material |
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| A bit later it was diving for food |
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| Banded Demoiselle |
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| Eventually a dragonfly landed on one of the sticks |
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| Another dragonfly on the same stick |
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| On our walk back the 2 swans were on their nest |
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| A grebe |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle |
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