colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; UK; England; Lancashire; Over Wyre; Stalmine; Fylde Coast; Wyre way; season; autumn; nature; Stalmine; Over Wyre; Fylde Coast; brine; brine well; gas storage; field; agricultural; ICI; halite; PWG; protect; group
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One of the many brine wells in the Stalmine Preesall area of Over Wyre in Lancashire. Site of a contentious application by the American company Halite for the creation of Gas Storage in the caverns left by removal of the salt.
The SSSI of Burrows Marsh at high tide viewed here from The Wyre Way long distance footpath. This is the centre of an area under threat from a gas storage scheme by the American firm Halite
The SSSI of Burrows Marsh at high tide viewed here from The Wyre Way long distance footpath. This is the centre of an area under threat from a gas storage scheme by the American firm Halite
UK; England; Lancashire; Preesall; Over Wyre; Fylde Coast; Bank End; dike; dyke; reeds; reed bed; field; furrows; arable; agriculture; conservation; ecosystem; boundary; farmland; habitat; Wyre Way; long distance footpath;
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Reedbeds at Bank End near Agglebys Road Preesall. The picture was taken from the flood defence levee along the River Wyre Estuary which doubles as footpath carrying part of The Wyre Way
Barnaby's Sands Marsh a SSSI on the River Wyre Estuary near Fleetwood in Lancashire and site of a contentious plan by the American Company Halite to create nineteen gas storage caverns from existing brine wells. The Wyre Way here utilises the river flood defence embankments.
Barnaby's Sands Marsh a SSSI on the River Wyre Estuary near Fleetwood in Lancashire and site of a contentious plan by the American Company Halite to create nineteen gas storage caverns from existing brine wells. The track into the distance is The Wyre Way utilising the river flood defence embankments.
UK; England; Lancashire; Fylde; Fylde Coast; River Wyre; Over Wyre; estuary; winter; cold; frozen; ice; sun; scene; scenic; reeds; Out Rawcliffe
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After a particularly cold spell when even the estuary down river from here at Out Rawcliffe was frozen. Here the incoming tide has produced great jumbles of ice many inches deep
Frozen reed beds beside the flood defences on the east bank of the River Wyre Estuary. Across the river in the background is the outline of the ICI works at Burn Naze Plastics Division
Wardley's Creek seen here entering the River Wyre Estuary is situated on the northern edge of the Over Wyre village of Hambleton. The creek and its partner at Skippool on the opposite side of the river provides safe mooring for scores of yachts
Wardley's Creek seen here entering the River Wyre Estuary is situated on the northern edge of the Over Wyre village of Hambleton. The creek and its partner at Skippool on the opposite side of the river provides safe mooring for scores of yachts
Wardley's Creek seen here entering the River Wyre Estuary is situated on the northern edge of the Over Wyre village of Hambleton. The creek and its partner at Skippool on the opposite side of the river provide safe mooring for scores of yachts
UK; Europe; England; Lancashire; Over Eyre; Stalmine; Preesall; Barnaby's Sands Marsh; Eyre way; River Eyre; river; marsh; estuary; estuarine; SSSI; embankment; footpath; long distance way; season; summer; weather; fine; sunny; tidal; grass; rocks; boulders; seaweed; lichen; halite; cantaxx; gas storage; caverns; brine wells; contentious; opposition; tide; tidal; tide line
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Barnaby's Sands a SSSI on the River Wyre Estuary at Arm Hill near Fleetwood in Lancashire and site of a contentious plan by the American Company Halite to create nineteen gas storage caverns from existing brine wells. The boulders seen here are part of the old river bank flood protection
High tide along the north Fylde coast at Cockers Dyke Pilling. This whole area would normally be marsh and sand. The mean low water tide mark being some two to three kilometres away from here
UK; England; Lancashire; Fylde; Fylde Coast; Over Wyre; flat landscape; landscape; panorama; panoramic; wide; scene; scenic; typical; Out Rawcliffe; Union Lane; lane; white lines; agriculture; wheat; blue; sky; cloud; clouds; summer; pastoral; quiet; empty; peat;
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A panorama of the Fylde Coast Over Wyre district. A typical view of the area where many of the lanes run several feet above the fields due to peat cutting prior to the 1950's
High tide along the north Fylde coast at Cockers Dyke Pilling. This whole area would normally be marsh and sand. The mean low water tide mark being some two to three kilometres away from here
A group of redundant Trawlers both wooden and steel left to disintegrate on the banks of the River Wyre estuary close to the Fleetwood Marsh Nature Reserve
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