Tag Archives: North Fen

Fen Landscape – All Saints Cottenham

The low sun picks out the tower of All Saints, Cottenham, against an approaching stormy sky. Pevsner writes: ‘The one feature one remembers about Cottenham church is the tower with its odd stepped battlements and bulbous ogee pinnacles. It is … Continue reading

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Fen Landscape – North Fen, Cottenham

Walking out onto North Fen under a bi-polar sky, yesterday evening.  Clear sky and bright sun to the east; slate skies of an approaching front to the west.  Trees and buildings, hedges and stubble illuminated in a diorama relief.

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Covid19 Day 37 29th April

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Fen Landscape 39

View of Great North Fen from the embankment along Cottenham Lode yesterday.  A brilliant April day, sunshine with a cooling breeze.  Swallows skimmed over Lode Farm; a kestrel hunted, flap-glide-hover, along the Lode; a whitethroat sang its scratchy, cross, song … Continue reading

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Covid 19 Day 31 23rd April

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