Tarvit Ponds CUPAR Fife.

 On 2nd January 2018 , I took the whole

week off and did a trip to Scotland to spend

time with eldest grandson. We always go walking , whether it

a beach , woods or even the city.

 

My eldest grandson took me for a walk around

 

Tarvit Ponds

 

in Cupar. Something you would not expect to find ..

 

AND we nearly didn't have it to look at because FIFE

Council wanted to BUILD houses on it...

 

What a devastation that would of been,  not only the Wildlife

but for the people/children of Cupar. Luckily it was saved.

 

I think this would be a great place to visit in the Spring .

 

 

 

Tarvit ponds is an interesting greenspace. It’s character is defined by the relics and remnants of the designed landscape that was built around the Old Tarvit House (demolished 1963).
The ‘hidden’ garden comprises of ponds, stream, bridges, an old ice house, old yew trees and the (3.5m high approx) old garden wall which forms the northern boundary of the site. A network of paths lead around the old gardens and links to nearby housing and paths out to surrounding countryside. The part of the greenspace closest to the road and houses comprises of mown grass with play area and mini/kickabout pitch.
There is excellent signage/interpretation and the space is actively managed for wildlife with bird boxes and decks next to ponds to allow easy access to watch waterfowl.

 

 

 

 

Home to MANY birds ..

 

Spring has come a bit early...

 

 



Fabulous  Insect/Bug Home ..

 

 

Diane - Do you remember the Insect house we saw in

 Tusson ..In the Gardens?

And another HUGE one

 

I remember the first time I saw a Bug home,

it was in France with my friends Diane and Nigel..

 



 

I tried to find more information , just to find out what "Tarvit" actually is , cannot find anything. I was thinking that Tarvit was a village !!

There did used to be a house too.

 

Fabulous walk ...

Big thanks to my tour guide Aidan ♥♥♥

A Wood Walk with Grandson in Scotland...

My Grandson Aidan age 13

asked me to go for a walk with him in

the woods.

So we went up to

Ceres Woods

not far from his home/..

 

It was quite a climb ...

Don't worry Nanny We are right behind you.

(he brought a friend) 

 

Aidan is becoming quite a photographer .. !!

 

Proof I was on the Walk ...

 

 

Overlooking Cupar in Fife..

I have never seen Ferns unfolding. quite amazing.

 



 

 

Twinned with Sainte Menehould - France
 

 

 

 



Another little River walk - April and May .. Dry and Wet...

 

Castle Mill Stream

is a backwater of the River Thames

 in the west of Oxford, England. It is 5.5 km long.

 

This was in April on a Sunny Day..

 

CAT NAP IN THE SUN ....

Looking from the Oxford Canal towards Jericho,

with the campanile tower of St Barnabas Church in the background

May Walk in the Rain ..

 

Not a lot of activity on the river today ...

they have all moored up for the day.

 

I have the  one below photographed in April too .. 

 

The Oxford Canal

is a 78-mile-long (126 km) narrow canal

 in central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and Rugby. It connects with the River Thames at Oxford, to the Grand Union Canal at the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill, and to the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury Junction in Bedworth just north of Coventry. The canal was once an important artery of trade between the English Midlands and London, and is now highly popular among pleasure boaters.

The Oxford Canal passes mainly through the Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire countryside, and is often considered to be one of the most scenic canals in Britain. North of Napton-on-the-Hill, the canal forms part of the Warwickshire ring.

Who you lookin at!!

 



Wet or dry this is a lovely walk to a pub or two!

 

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