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Radley Lakes Wetland Centre Activities and Events in 2011 (Jan – May)
The newly completed lily shelter on the edge of Thrupp Lake, at dusk on 9th January 2011. In the background is the derelict house, which is destined for demolition.
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Wooden footbridge under construction at the NW corner of Thrupp Lake on 30 January 2011.
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Path Clearance, 5th February 2011
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 Volunteers clearing the byway to south of Bullfield Lake
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Strimming vegetation along the byway along the southern edge of Bullfield
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The byway along the eastern edge of Thrupp Lake and to the south of Bullfield Lake form the eastern and southern segments of a new circular walk around both lakes. A permissive path has been created across part of the Bullfield linking up to the path along the western shore of Thrupp Lake.
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Bird hide under construction on the western shore of Thrupp Lake, 12 February 2011.
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The view from the bird hide, 14 March 2011.
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Tree Planting, 3rd March 2011
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 Above and Left: Tree planting by Thrupp lane, at the northern end of Thrupp Lake. The old informal footpath here has now been closed and has been replaced by a new path, which runs along the edge of the lake and leads to a new wooden footbridge, which traverses the NW corner of the lake linking up to path along the western shore.
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The new pathway along the northern shore of Thrupp Lake, 27 March 2011.
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The boardwalk across the NW corner of the lake, 27 March 2011.
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Pathway construction, 07 April 2011
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Above and Right: Pathway construction along the northern shore of Thrupp Lake. Hard work, while it lasted, but the Earth Trust brought tea and biscuits to keep us sustained.
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Above: Path laying work continuing along the northern shore of Thrupp Lake. This consisted mainly of laying gravel, to fill in hollows, and a top surface of wood chippings, which meant a lot of wheel-barrowing to and fro from the Sandles car park.
Right: A welcome mid-morning tea break.
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