The riverside on Kingsmead Field provides a quiet, restful haven for wildlife and local people alike in what is an increasingly busy urban area. Below are pictures of the birds, fish, mammals and insects that frequent our part of the River Stour and the flora that grows along its banks. Enjoy our riverside at its most glorious! Thank you to all our budding local photographers.
Goldfinches
Ducklings
Water crowfoot
Robin singing
Chaffinch (male)
Water vole
Purple loosestrife
Long tailed tit
Mayfly
Holly blue butterfly
Staghorn sumac tree
Baby moorhens
Mallard
Common blue damselfly
Young moorhen
Wren
Woodpigeon
Banded blue damselfly
Starling
Yellow iris
Reflections on the river
Fish in the River Stour
Blue tit
Stour River through the willows
Red reflections
Reflection of pink roses
Sparrow (female)
Red reflections
Crystal waters
Grey wagtail
Robin
Little egret
Young moorhen
Chiffchaff
Moorhen
Sunlight on the river