No 7 ... Aerial Photos of Old lodge from the 1990s ... No 7.

Looking south along the power line from high beeches to the gorse triangle and south heath

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Again this is an unusual view across the reserve, from high over forester's cottage or there-abouts.

The paths looks mown and there is a funny triangular piece of mowing to the east of the high beeches, which I do not recognise on the reserve.

There are the two big ponds out on the heath beneath the bench, but also a possible third smaller pond.
 The banks of the ponds look bare as is they have been recently made or renewed.

There are some earth works just to their right, under the power lines and a strange area just to the right and down from that which appeared as a pale object on a previous slide.  There are numerous vehicle tracks going round these 'works'  and across the heath under the power-lines.  Were the elecricity people doing some work, and basing themselves in the area?

To the right of that are some peculiar dark patches, looking like shadows, with no trees.  Maybe banks in shadow, where a stream runs off when the land is wet.

There is on pond visible at the bottom by the path, and then a chunk of wood beneath it parallel with the power-lines.  This is now all cleared with extra ponds.

As you move back in the photo, across the stream, it is not obvious that there is any path, or any of the ponds that are there now.

You can see some of the ridges of peat mounds from previous scrapes on the near side of the stream.

The white patch on South Heath, from this angle looks more like a vehicle

There is a clear view of the reservoir to the left of the willow pit.  I do not know if it is intact, or just has not been covered up.  These reservoirs were sometimes quite low with earth banked up against them, with a massive concrete slab on top.  This kept the stresses to a minimum.

The lower part of the pillow mound is visible coming down to reynard's way.

Instead of the cattle pens, it looks vaguely as if there are three cattle there, though the picture is very grainy on magnification.

Martin