Minsmere was established in 1947 by the RSPB. It was created by flooding farm land during the war in order to make the coast easier to defend. This encouraged many wading birds (including Avocets) to colonise the areas of reed beds and lowland wet grassland. The nature reserve is recognised for its high diversity of bird species and other wildlife and is used as a demonstration of successful reed bed management. It is visited by thousands of bird watchers each year hoping to see Bitterns, Marsh Harriers and other wetland birds.
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| Minsmere Sluice |
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| Cable reel in drainage ditch |
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| Teasels |
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| Birdwatchers follow incoming geese |
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| Drain |
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| Tree in North marsh |
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| View across north marsh |
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| Pond at South Belt cross road |
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| View over the west scrape |
All of the images were taken on a Rolleiflex 3,5F with
Kodak Portra 400 film on a single day in March 2015
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