Fast Sky Slow Tree is a photograph by Nigel Jones which was uploaded on November 8th, 2012.
Fast Sky Slow Tree
A long exposure taken at Arlington Reservoir, which is a 99.4 (245.6 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Arlington, East Sussex.... more
by Nigel Jones
Title
Fast Sky Slow Tree
Artist
Nigel Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A long exposure taken at Arlington Reservoir, which is a 99.4 (245.6 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Arlington, East Sussex. The site was notified in 1985 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site is also of ornithological interest, with over 1% of the wintering wigeon being populated within the site. Alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix species are part of the open water. The site is also home to a scrub of Crataegus monogyna. A large jetty juts into the water and a few hundred yards away there is a water treatment building. The reservoir was originally created by damming the River Cuckmere, which previously meandered to the middle of the present-day reservoir. The Cuckmere is now channelled in a straight line just to the east.
At the northwest banks of the reservoir is the Osprey Birdhide, and this is the best place to see the population of cormorants which regularly come to sit on the banks and trees surrounding water. Other species include great crested grebe, swallow, mallard, pied wagtail, coot, Canada goose, rook, and sheep graze in the surrounding water meadows. Black swans, presumably escapes from captivity, can often be seen on the water.
Uploaded
November 8th, 2012
