2021
SZ6186 : Path junction in Centurion's Copse, Brading Marsh Nature Reserve
taken 5 years ago, near to Brading, Isle of Wight, England
Path junction in Centurion's Copse, Brading Marsh Nature Reserve
Centurion's copse includes the path to the left (and behind the camera) that runs along the old sea wall.
"Centurions" may not refer to Roman soldiers, although the Romans did occupy the Isle of Wight. A nearby information board tells us that an ancient chapel around here was claimed to be dedicated to St Urian, which could be mistaken as Centurion. There are other possible derivations, nobody actually knows.
The copse contains old oak trees, ash and hazel. The RSPB manages the woodland, coppicing the hazel about once a decade, after which bluebells and primroses grow in the cleared area. The area is home to 2 secretive mammals, the red squirrel and common dormouse - we saw neither.
"Centurions" may not refer to Roman soldiers, although the Romans did occupy the Isle of Wight. A nearby information board tells us that an ancient chapel around here was claimed to be dedicated to St Urian, which could be mistaken as Centurion. There are other possible derivations, nobody actually knows.
The copse contains old oak trees, ash and hazel. The RSPB manages the woodland, coppicing the hazel about once a decade, after which bluebells and primroses grow in the cleared area. The area is home to 2 secretive mammals, the red squirrel and common dormouse - we saw neither.
Brading Marshes Nature Reserve - RSPB :: SZ6187
Brading Marshes is the RSPB's nature reserve on the Isle of Wight. It stretches from the village of Brading to the sea at Bembridge. At one time it formed a harbour, with a sea wall, but this has silted up around the River Yar to form the marsh.
You can expect to see buzzards, little egrets, green woodpeckers, marsh harriers and hobbies. Recently, in 2021, a white tailed sea eagle has been a regular visitor. Cetti's warblers are also resident, but you are more likely to hear their distinctive call - like many small brown birds they are hard to identify when flying around.
There is a pleasant walk of 2-3 miles from Brading Station, across the marsh and up the hill to Bembridge Windmill.
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- Grid Square
- SZ6186, 53 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Rich Tea (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 21 September, 2021 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Sunday, 3 October, 2021
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SZ 616 868 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:40.6834N 1:7.7462W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SZ 616 868
- View Direction
- Southeast (about 135 degrees)
