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.
Water vole
Wren
Water crowfoot
Young moorhen
Holly blue butterfly
Mayfly
Grey wagtail
Red reflections
Long tailed tit
Starling
Baby moorhens
Chiffchaff
Banded blue damselfly
Moorhen
Woodpigeon
Little egret
Chaffinch (male)
Reflection of pink roses
Red reflections
Mallard
Sparrow (female)
Reflections on the river
Purple loosestrife
Crystal waters
Young moorhen
Robin
Goldfinches
Blue tit
Common blue damselfly
Staghorn sumac tree
Ducklings
Stour River through the willows
Yellow iris
Robin singing
Fish in the River Stour
Sunlight on the river