Six CPS members (Peter and Jill Young, Sue Anslow, Bea von der Haar, Nigel Goode and Kevin Doyle) decamped to Dorset for our annual week long fotoforay.
Staying in Weymouth next to the Lodmoor nature reserve several members of the group took the opportunity for some wildlife photography observing Shelduck, Grey Heron, Common Tern, Chiffchaff and Little Egrets.
Three visits had been pre-planned – Brownsea Island, St Aldhelm’s Chapel, and Portland Bill. This offered photographic opportunities ranging from architecture through landscapes to wildlife. The views along the coast path to St Aldhelm’s Point were magnificent and St Aldhelm’s Chapel is a tiny, unique, Norman structure dating back to the thirteenth century. Brownsea Island is one of the few places in England to see Red Squirrels as well as a walled lagoon hosting tern colonies, several ponds supporting Dragon and Damsel flies, and Sika deer. Portland Bill hosts the iconic and much photographed lighthouse and provided stunning views down the length of the Chesil bank.
We enjoyed great weather and excellent food and, of course, excellent company!
