Category Archives: Photography

News and Activities at Fleet Pond (Update 1)

Conservation, Education, Events, Fund Raising, Photography, Volunteering

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A screenshot of the current home page of the FPS web site

David Pottinger writes:

Different people like getting their information in different ways. At Fleet Pond Society we have set up a variety of ways which hopefully cater for most tastes and which give a wide selection of snippets, photos and articles.

Here they are and as a comparison I also give the numbers (which can vary daily of course) from a similar post I wrote in April this year:

In addition, FPS regularly submits articles for publication in local newspapers, such as Surrey Hants Star Courier and Fleet News & Mail.

Happy reading 🙂

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Autumn Photography at the Pond

Events, Photography

With the change in light and colours, why not take your camera with you on your next walk around the Pond and, if you get inspired, consider entering this year’s photographic competition?

The FPS Photographic Competition for 2016 has the theme, ‘Seasons’. This should give you lots of flexibility!

Regarding the competition, please note that:

  • Entry is open to all amateur photographers
  • No entry fee
  • All entries must be received by 8th January 2017
  • “Photographer of the Year” will receive the annually awarded Rose Bowl donated by Fleet Photographic
  • All photographs must have been taken at Fleet Pond Nature Reserve (however please note that the taking of photographs using drones or aerial cameras is prohibited)
  • Up to 4 photographs per person
  • All photographs may be used by FPS for any purpose it chooses

Please send photos by email to photocomp@fleetpond.org.uk

All photographs received will be acknowledged and the winners will be announced at the FPS AGM in February 2017.

The above competition details are also available on the Society’s website together with pictures of winning and commended photos from previous years.

Birds Seen At Fleet Pond (1970-2016)

Conservation, Education, Photography, Plants and Animals

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Cormorants at Fleet Pond (courtesy of Barry Perfect, see here)

David Pottinger writes:

When taking walks round the Pond, it’s customary to see the ducks, geese and swans and these are rightly highly popular. However there are a lot more birds that can be seen and some of these are mentioned on the various information boards dotted around.

An interesting question is, how many different types of birds have been seen and recorded at the Pond? As an answer to this, an impressive checklist has been produced by William Legge (covering 1970 – June 2016) and the pdf can be downloaded here. The front page of the document is given below. As you can see the listing is very detailed and gives an enormous amount of useful information.

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This sort of detailed information is regularly published in the attractive Fleet Pond Society (FPS) Newsletter, which covers all aspects of the Pond. This is only available to members and joining instructions are given here (a very modest £10 for digital download).

In addition:

Impressive pictures of some of these birds can be found on the FPS Group on Flickr, see here. The most recent photos are also given in the Flickr widget on the rhs of this blog.

Finally, previously published articles on birds at the Pond can also be found below:

Fleet Pond Artworks at Fleet Station

Miscellaneous, Photography

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Picture inspired by Coldstream Marsh, Jacob’s Wood and Willow Island

David Pottinger writes:

A few weeks ago I was waiting for a train to London at Fleet Station. It turned out that the train was 10 minutes late so, with nothing better to do, I started looking around at the various improvements to the station, including the new waiting room. On closer inspection, I noticed that there were some very attractive artworks on the walls of the latter and, going inside, I was very surprised to see that they were of the different parts of Fleet Pond! If you’re unfamiliar with the geography of Fleet Pond, see the map here.

The next time you’re taking a train in the direction of London, why not take a look? They’re very well done (see above and below).

Comment: I’ve been back twice to take some more photos but both times the waiting room was locked. Apparently there’s a technical fault with the press button door lock that they are aware of and presumably will sort out shortly.

Here are some photos that I took (click to enlarge). As you can see, the pictures are large and impressive:

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Picture inspired by Kenilworth Wood, Dry Heath and Fugelmere Bay

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Picture inspired by Coldstream Marsh, Jacob’s Wood and Willow Island

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Picture inspired by Lions’ View, Bramshot Wood and Boathouse Corner

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Picture inspired by Sandy Bay, East Marsh and Brookly Reedbed

 

A Reminder on the FPS Photographic Competition

Photography

The 2016 FPS Photographic Competition was announced earlier this year and has the theme, ‘Seasons’.

Why not take some suitable photos on a summer’s walk around the Pond?

Regarding the competition, please note that (see also here):

  • Entry is open to all amateur photographers
  • No entry fee
  • All entries must be received by 8th January 2017
  • “Photographer of the Year” will receive the annually awarded Rose Bowl donated by Fleet Photographic
  • All photographs must have been taken at Fleet Pond Nature Reserve (however please note that the taking of photographs using drones or aerial cameras is prohibited)
  • Up to 4 photographs per person
  • All photographs may be used by FPS for any purpose it chooses

Please send photos by email to photocomp@fleetpond.org.uk

All photographs received will be acknowledged and the winners will be announced at the FPS AGM in February 2017.

The above competition details are also available on the Society’s website together with pictures of winning and commended photos from previous years.