I've been to many times to Swanshurst Park but the Nature Reserve area with all the trees, I've never been around before, at least not until lockdown. For an afternoon walk on the 27th April 2020, we went around the grass path, down the hill. And followed the stream. Over the plank bridges then checking out the logs over the mud near the bulrushes.

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The secret Nature Reserve at Swanshurst Park


The secret Nature Reserve at Swanshurst Park


I've been to many times to Swanshurst Park but the Nature Reserve area with all the trees, I've never been around before, at least not until lockdown. For an afternoon walk on the 27th April 2020, we went around the grass path, down the hill. And followed the stream. Over the plank bridges then checking out the logs over the mud near the bulrushes.


Apparently there used to be a pitch & putt golf course down here, where all the trees are now. We headed down the hill (leaving the main path near the Moseley New Pool) and hopped over the stream.

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Walking along the shallow stream, saw these in the long grass.  Large bittercress.

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Over one of the wooden planks and towards the logged path.

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Fallen tree branches over the stream. Quite muddy here.

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Trying to be careful not to fall over here, some of the logs were quite loose.

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One more wooden plank to cross the mucky stream. More logs before they ran out.

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Beyond the logs were some bulrushes on the far right.

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Zooming in to one of the bulrushes was some long-tailed tits. Luckily they didn't fly away as I got the photo.

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It was way too muddy beyond here, didn't want to get my shoes and jeans mucky, so we turned back.

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Walking round the other grass paths, saw another path, that we didn't take.

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Appeared to be a lot of people getting their daily walks in here. You don't just have to walk around the tarmaced paths. Also the grass paths in the fields were quite dry. Been a dry month on lockdown.

 

Photos taken by Elliott Brown.

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