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Looking a bit yellow…Oil Seed at Rowney Woods

Rowney Woods is currently surrounded by a large amount of oil seed rape (known as canola in the US which seems a much better name for it). This is the field where we saw all the deer last Autumn. There could be a herd in here now and you would

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Look out!

On the edge of Rowney Woods is this structure which, I assume, is for pheasant shooters.

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Catkins in Rowney Woods
Macro Photography

Catkins

Spring is certainly on its way as these catkins found in Rowney Woods demonstrate.

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Rowney Woods in the Snow
Rowney Woods

Snow in Rowney Woods

This shot was from last Saturday in Rowney Woods. Snow was still deep through the open rides of the wood and it was clear that not that many people had been through the woods in the last few days…no doubt, because of the snow.

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Pylons in the Snow
Rowney Woods

Pylons in the snow

We’ve not had any pylons for a while – so here are some from earlier today on the edge of Rowney Woods 😉

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Rowney Woods moonrise and sunset
HDR

What a grey day…

We visited Rowney Woods today, unfortunately it was incredibly grey and dull and the photos taken showed that all to well. So let’s step back to the 28th December of last year when we saw this sunset and moonrise as we left the woods.

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Looking out of Rowney Woods
HDR

What a difference a few months can make…

If you’ve been following this blog for a few months then you may recall the Viper’s Bugloss, sea of purple photograph taken looking out of Rowney Woods back in July. That field now looks like this.

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Rowney Woods Sunset
Rowney Woods

Rowney Woods Sunset

We finally made our escape from the confines of the house and Christmas and took a stroll around Rowney Woods this afternoon. Plenty of wildlife on view today including 3 hawks of some variety, a large variety of tits and finches, a number of grey squirrels and 29 deer. Not

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Left or right
Rowney Woods

Which way to go?

Winter had certainly arrived on Sunday when we arrived at Rowney Woods, we even had the remains of some light snow in parts and the wind was very cold. The woods, as you would expect, are now looking very forlorn. Not long since, this junction was shrouded in green vegetation,

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.