heron’s reach

Here's a cheeky little piece based on my Easter constitutional round Heron's Reach and my black and white snaps in the chill but bright Spring light. This area was partly a war time airfield and some of that infrastructure is still used as part of Blackpool Zoo. Other areas were used for landfill for many years. When that finished, the area was left to grow and paths were put in to make a country park. This is one of Blackpool's green lungs. There's a lot of biodiversity. The area leads to the Marton Mere site of special scientific interest (SSSI)…