Field Trip: Askam, the estuary and Black's Pond


 Askam, last week... Alex Blackmore, James and Kevin Alexander and Lindsay Ward on the Estuary  heading towards the site of the Alexander Stakes ...(see  post " Egregore") and Black's Pond.

 Alex is exploring the acoustic legacy of the place, James is collecting images for an animation, Lindsay is documenting and compiling photographs for two exhibitions .

Kevin showed us round the ponds on the site of former mine workings, and the remains of the          buildings. On the way he spots old anchors buried in the muck, warns us off soft sands and chastens    Jim for his unsuitable footwear while giving him a piggyback towards the banks of the pond.  

More images from Lindsay to follow.

This, above,  is my hydrophone raft at work in the pond on the site of an airshaft of  Woodhead pit. 

And here is a sample of its findings...https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H8xbgJP-U5DamjXddOqx9iZ7oktp-_BB/view?usp=sharing

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