{"id":6520,"date":"2021-05-03T17:32:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T17:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6520"},"modified":"2021-05-03T17:32:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T17:32:07","slug":"a-visit-to-branston-leas-nature-reserve-5from7photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6520","title":{"rendered":"A Visit to Branston Leas Nature Reserve: #5from7photo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Branston Leas Nature Reserve is a small reserve north of Tucklesholme on the bank of the River Trent; this is run by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. I was there with a couple of other photography volunteers and our supervisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This visit was more of a scoping exercise rather than a full photography visit for a virtual tour. I took some panoramic views, landscapes and detailed images. Here is a selection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1-600x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1-600x186.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1-150x47.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1-768x238.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1-1536x477.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1-1200x373.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1159r1x3j1.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Branston Leas: panoramic view of the River Trent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1168r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1168r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1168r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1168r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1168r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1168r1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1168r1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>View upstream of the river looking roughly southwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1189r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1189r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1189r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1189r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1189r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1189r1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1189r1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>A view of the river looking downstream &#8211; roughly northwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1276r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1276r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1276r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1276r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1276r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1276r1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1276r1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Orange tip butterfly seen in a small copse by the river<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1462r1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1462r1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1462r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1462r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1462r1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1462r1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/F21_1462r1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Wild swimmers in the river: seeing them showed how shallow the river was in places, and how fast it was flowing &#8211; they didn&#8217;t need to swim, just drift in the current.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I intend to return to take a set of images for a virtual tour&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Branston Leas Nature Reserve is a small reserve north of Tucklesholme on the bank of the River Trent; this is run by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. I was there with a couple of other photography volunteers and our supervisor. This visit was more of a scoping exercise rather than a full photography visit for a virtual &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6520\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Visit to Branston Leas Nature Reserve: #5from7photo&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,11,24,71,3,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-5from7photo","category-landscape","category-nature","category-panoramas","category-photography","category-staffordshire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6520"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6523,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6520\/revisions\/6523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}