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Attenborough - The Tufted Duck Route - Part 02
w/e 15 June 2025

All of this week's pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300

After crossing the unsafe bridge we continued along Barton Ferry Lane with Tween Pond on the left and Coneries Pond to the right.

Tower Hide

Looking over Tween Pond we could see the Tower Hide. We were aware that the Hide was closed but intended to walk past it on the Wet Marsh Path. A smaller pond hidden in the rushes between Tween Pond and Tower Hide is known as Dragonfly Pond.

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Tween Pond

Wet Marsh Path leads to the far side of Tween Pond where it joins Main Path which would be our route back to complete the circuit.

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Coneries Pond

We turned to look the other way over Coneries Pond and I don't know whether it's an optical illusion but the Power Station seemed much closer from here than it did from the Visitor Centre although both viewpoints were almost equidistant from it. Maybe it was because from here we were just a little higher above the water level..

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Dragonfly

Although the Dragonfly Pond was on the other side of Barton Ferry Lane, from our viewpoint over Coneries Pond we were surround by dozens of the insects. After several abortive attempts I managed to capture this one that settled for a split second before taking off again.

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Being Watched

Continuing along Barton Ferry Lane we reached the gate to Wet Marsh Path but found it locked and warning notices barring access. We were quite amused by the one saying "You are being watched" for peeping through the gate there was a small squirrel that indeed was watching us!

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To The River

We left the squirrel to its guard duty and carried on along Barton Ferry Lane. Shortly before reaching the River Trent it splits to follow the river bank. The right hand fork continues between the river and Coneries Pond but we veered to the left to follow the path between the river and Clifton Pond.

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Sunset

On reaching the river we spotted a building and a boat on the other side. Maps are labelled "Sunset" but whether that refers to the boat, building or just the area is not clear. The nearest village, Barton In Fabis, is perhaps half a mile or so to the south.

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Open Fields

A little further on the view is over the open fields towards Clifton on the outskirts of Nottingham.

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Main Pond

Eventually we turned off the riverside path to walk along Main Path passing the other end of Wet Marsh Path and returning to our planned route. Main Path now runs between Tween Pond and Main Pond (above) and back towards Attenborough village.

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Bridge

Main Path crosses a bridge over a channel linking the two ponds and after crossing Corbett's Meadow we left the Nature Reserve to return to our starting point along The Strand.

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