A tremendous amount of work has been carried out at Ogston during September and October and as you can see from the photos below, views from either the Sue Worsey or the Main Hide, are much improved.
In the near future we hope to get a ‘JCB’ on site to clear out and remodel the scrapes in front of the Main Hide and to re-membrane and gravel the main island and the bund, spits and islands of the re-modelled scrape in front of the Main Hide. If sufficient money is available, the moat around the big island and ditches around the reed bed just north of the Main Hide will be cleaned out by the machine. The aim of this work is to improve the habitat for breeding birds while at the same time, enabling club members better viewing.
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- Before work began – view from the scrape to the Main Hide
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- Before work began – the scrape from the Main Hide
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- AFTER – the scrape from the Main Hide
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- After – view of the meadow from the Main Hide
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- After – view of the Main Hide and along the Runway
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- After – Sue Worsey Hide across the Kingfisher Pond
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- After – Sue Worsey Hide across the Dragonfly Pond
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- After – view from the seat along the main path to the hides
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- After – looking back from the reserve towards the seat on the entrance path