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