Prizewinning Photo: Seething River Wall
Junk Forest Remember the boat trip we took (December, 2011) along the river wall at Seething? Well, this is one of the photo's taken entitled 'Junk Forest' and it was judged runner-up in a recent wildlife photography competition at the Ecology and Conservation Studies Society (ECSS) based at Birkbeck, University of London see: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/environment/ecss/ In the submission it was described as providing important niches for urban wildlife and the only dark stretch of the Thames in Greater London, see earlier post on Urban Ecology . Marigold and rose petals were floating around these boats and our boat, at a Hindu scattering of ashes, which took place simultaneously and made this photo extra powerful. You can see the petals if you look closely. This collection of 'Junk' on the commercial moorings at Seething contains protected niches for every coot, moorhen or other animal requiring shelter, far more secure than any bird or bat box could ...