A morning walk in Snape
Another bright sunny day (I am not complaining!) and a walk starting at the famous Maltings, and taking a circular route through Snape Warren RSPB site and back to the start. By the time we arrived back at the Maltings the place was `heaving` with people and cars, so no photos today actually at the Malting, although here are some I took previously, when not so busy! However, for today, here are my images.
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Starting our walk along by the River Alde, this is the view looking over the reed beds toward the Maltings.
Puffball fungi
Parasol fungi. Not having a lens on my camera for most wildlife, I looked down instead!
Entering the area known as Snape Warren, we were lucky to see some heather still making a bit of a show, if a little past its best.
Lucky to catch this Hoverfly sitting on some Marsh Sow Thistle.
Another view of the heather, before wandering back to our start (with an impromptu pub lunch on the way.)
And lastly, the Snape village sign.
Snape Village Sign was dedicated on 10th October, 1987 in memory of Ken Haslam, a Snape resident. The Cross which surmounts the sign is based on the Consecration Cross, which is partially revealed to the inside left of the South Door of Snape’s Saint John The Baptist's Church.
The Anglo-Saxon Ship, seen in the top-left quarter, refers to the Saxon burial grounds along the Aldeburgh road. These were the subject of a series of major ‘digs’ some years ago.
The Monk commemorates a Benedictine Order in Snape, at the Priory of St. Mary. The remains of this Priory lie under the Chapel Fields.
The Bridge shown in the lower-left hand quarter was the old bridge, which was built in 1802 and demolished in 1960, and finally, the Curlew symbolises his inspiration, drawn from the stunning countryside around the River Alde, for Benjamin Britten`s music drama `Curlew Rivers`.
The Supports of the Sign represent the reeds growing by the Alde, which are so typical of the area.
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