David Kennard Photography - England East Midland

0: Cloudy sky over field of green shoots

Cloudy sky over field of green shoots from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Crops shoot up through the dark soil in a field between the villages of Carlton Curlieu, Burton Overy, and Illston-on-the-Hill, in the county of Leicestershire, UK.

Agriculture accounts for approximately 70% of land use in England.

Date taken: 2008-10-22 14:22:43

1: Cloudy sky over field of green shoots

Cloudy sky over field of green shoots from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Crops shoot up through the dark soil in a field between the villages of Carlton Curlieu, Burton Overy, and Illston-on-the-Hill, in the county of Leicestershire, UK.

Agriculture accounts for approximately 70% of land use in England.

Date taken: 2008-10-22 14:22:43

2: KEEP GAET CLOSED

KEEP GAET CLOSED from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An unusual spelling of the word 'gate' is featured on a gate near the edge of a wooded area between Scalford and Goadby Marwood, in Leicestershire, UK.

The spelling mistake was not just a slip of the paintbrush as the same message, 'KEEP GAET CLOSED' was painted on the other side of the gate as well.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:20:49

3: Sheep in field near Goadby Marwood

Sheep in field near Goadby Marwood from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south over a field of sheep near Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_sheep):

Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used of any animal, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.

Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. In the modern era, Australia, New Zealand, the southern and central South American nations, and the British Isles are most closely associated with sheep production.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:23:08

4: Fungi in grassy field

Fungi in grassy field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Fungi grow in a grassy field near Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:23:52

5: Cattle resting, Goadby Marwood

Cattle resting, Goadby Marwood from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Cattle enjoy a warm September day in a field near Goadby Marwood, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:28:37

6: Farm track near Goadby Marwood

Farm track near Goadby Marwood from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along a track that runs eastwards to link up with Wycomb Lane in Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire, UK. To the right of the track is a mostly fallen down dry-stone wall, probably built from locally mined Ironstone.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:29:30

7: Farm house and buildings, Goadby Marwood

Farm house and buildings, Goadby Marwood from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A farm house and buildings to the west of the village of Goadby Marwood, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:31:46

8: Large puddle, track and field

Large puddle, track and field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A large puddle where a farm track meets Wycomb Lane, near Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:33:26

9: Water trough in muddy field

Water trough in muddy field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A water trough is surrounded by mud and puddles in a field between Goadby Marwood and Wycomb, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:35:17

10: Wycomb Lane, Goadby Marwood

Wycomb Lane, Goadby Marwood from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up Wycomb Lane, between Wycomb and Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:40:57

11: Wycomb Lane, Goadby Marwood

Wycomb Lane, Goadby Marwood from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south down Wycomb Lane, between the villages of Wycomb and Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:36:30

12: Silhouette of family walking through field

Silhouette of family walking through field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A family takes a late afternoon walk through a field near Great Bowden, Leicestershire, UK.

Recently walking has been promoted by various organisations to help tackle the rising level of Obesity in the United Kingdom.

Date taken: 2009-08-22 19:05:02

13: Ploughed field near Great Bowden

Ploughed field near Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a ploughed field towards Great Bowden, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:17:14

14: Ploughed field and large tree

Ploughed field and large tree from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A footpath leads through a ploughed field, coming out on Leicester Lane near Great Bowden, in Leicestershire, UK. A large tree grows out of the hedge at the end of the footpath.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:21:37

15: Leicester Lane, Great Bowden in Autumn

Leicester Lane, Great Bowden in Autumn from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The horse chestnut trees in autumn colours along Leicester Lane near Great Bowden, in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:23:01

16: Autumnal trees outside Great Bowden Hall

Autumnal trees outside Great Bowden Hall from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Trees start to change colour as autumn advances, outside Great Bowden Hall near Great Bowden, Lesicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:04:45

17: Ploughed field near Great Bowden in Infrared

Ploughed field near Great Bowden in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a ploughed field between Great Bowden and Market Harborough. The photograph was taken using infrared, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:14:06

18: Ploughed field near Great Bowden

Ploughed field near Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a ploughed field towards Great Bowden, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. The photo was taken using infrared light in the 720nm - 1000nm range, invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:15:04

19: Ploughed field and large tree (Infrared)

Ploughed field and large tree (Infrared) from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A footpath leads through a ploughed field, coming out on Leicester Lane near Great Bowden, in Leicestershire, UK. A large tree grows out of the hedge at the end of the footpath.

The photo was taken using infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:19:15

20: Ploughed fields between Harborough and Great Bowden

Ploughed fields between Harborough and Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across ploughed fields from Leicester Lane near Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:35:27

21: Fields and houses, Great Bowden

Fields and houses, Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a ploughed field towards the village of Great Bowden, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:36:33

22: Leicester Lane in autumn, Great Bowden

Leicester Lane in autumn, Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Leicester Lane near Great Bowden, in Leicestershire, England in autumn. The section of Leicester Lane between Great Bowden village and the canal is lined with Horse Chestnut trees on either side of the road.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:37:51

23: Leicester Lane, Great Bowden in autumn

Leicester Lane, Great Bowden in autumn from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Leicester Lane, just before Great Bowden Hall and the bridge over the canal, near Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:47:23

24: Great Bowden Hall on Leicester Lane, Great Bowden

Great Bowden Hall on Leicester Lane, Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Leicester Lane towards the bridge over the Harborough arm of the Grand Union canal.

On the left can be seen Great Bowden Hall, a Grade II listed building built in 1860. After falling into dis-repair, Great Bowden Hall was rennovated and converted into apartments in 1998.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:52:44

25: Pink-white berries

Pink-white berries from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Pink-white berries on a tree opposite Great Bowden Hall, on Leicester Lane in Great Bowden, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:54:01

26: Great Bowden Hall and the Grand Union Canal

Great Bowden Hall and the Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south down the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, with Great Bowden Hall to the left.

Great Bowden Hall was originally built in 1860, and is currently a grade II listed building. Great Bowden Hall and the connected red-brick mews buildings, shown here, were rennovated and converted into apartments in 1998.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:55:41

27: Great Bowden Hall and the Grand Union Canal

Great Bowden Hall and the Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south down the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, with Great Bowden Hall to the left.

Great Bowden Hall was originally built in 1860, and is currently a grade II listed building. Great Bowden Hall and the connected red-brick mews buildings, shown here, were rennovated and converted into apartments in 1998.

This photograph was taken using infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:01:32

28: Cattle trough in wheat field

Cattle trough in wheat field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A cattle trough looks out of place in a wheat field near Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:51:32

29: Fields of oilseed rape

Fields of oilseed rape from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively. See also Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus. Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus. (See Triangle of U).

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

World production is growing rapidly, with FAO reporting that 36 million tonnes of rapeseed was produced in the 2003-2004 season, and 46 million tonnes in 2004-2005. In Europe, rapeseed is primarily cultivated for animal feed, owing to its very high lipid and medium protein content, and is a leading option for Europeans to avoid importation of genetically modified organism (GMO) products.

Natural rapeseed oil contains 50% erucic acid. Wild type seeds also contain high levels of glucosinolates (mustard oil glucosindes), chemical compounds that significantly lowered the nutritional value of rape seed press cakes for animal feed. Canola, originally a syncopated form of the abbreviation "Can.O., L-A." (Canadian Oilseed, Low-Acid) that was used by the Manitoba government to label the seed during its experimental stages, is now a tradename for "double low" (low erucic acid and low glucosinolate) rapeseed. Sometimes the "Canola-quality" label is affixed to other varieties as well.

The rapeseed is the valuable, harvested component of the crop. The crop is also grown as a winter-cover crop. It provides good coverage of the soil in winter, and limits nitrogen run-off. The plant is ploughed back in the soil or used as bedding. On some ecological or organic operations, livestock such as sheep or cattle are allowed to graze on the plants.

Processing of rapeseed for oil production provides rapeseed animal meal as a by-product. The by-product is a high-protein animal feed, competitive with soya. The feed is mostly employed for cattle feeding, but also for pigs and chickens (though less valuable for these). The meal has a very low content of the glucosinolates responsible for metabolism disruption in cattle and pigs. Rapeseed "oil cake" is also used as a fertilizer in China, and may be used for ornamentals, such as Bonsai, as well.

Rapeseed leaves and stems are also edible, similar to those of the related bok choy or kale. Some varieties of rapeseed (called ??, yóu cài, lit. "oil vegetable" in Chinese; yau choy in Cantonese; c?i d?u in Vietnamese; phak kat kan khao [?????????????] in Thai; and nanohana [???] in Japanese) are sold as greens, primarily in Asian groceries, including those in California where it is known as yao choy or tender greens. They are eaten as sag (spinach) in Indian and Nepalese cuisine, usually stir-fried with salt, garlic and spices.

Rapeseed is a heavy nectar producer, and honeybees produce a light colored, but peppery honey from it. It must be extracted immediately after processing is finished, as it will quickly granulate in the honeycomb and will be impossible to extract. The honey is usually blended with milder honeys, if used for table use, or sold as bakery grade. Rapeseed growers contract with beekeepers for the pollination of the crop.

Description from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_napus

Date taken: 2010-05-05 10:30:43

30: Fields of oilseed rape

Fields of oilseed rape from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively. See also Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus. Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus. (See Triangle of U).

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

World production is growing rapidly, with FAO reporting that 36 million tonnes of rapeseed was produced in the 2003-2004 season, and 46 million tonnes in 2004-2005. In Europe, rapeseed is primarily cultivated for animal feed, owing to its very high lipid and medium protein content, and is a leading option for Europeans to avoid importation of genetically modified organism (GMO) products.

Natural rapeseed oil contains 50% erucic acid. Wild type seeds also contain high levels of glucosinolates (mustard oil glucosindes), chemical compounds that significantly lowered the nutritional value of rape seed press cakes for animal feed. Canola, originally a syncopated form of the abbreviation "Can.O., L-A." (Canadian Oilseed, Low-Acid) that was used by the Manitoba government to label the seed during its experimental stages, is now a tradename for "double low" (low erucic acid and low glucosinolate) rapeseed. Sometimes the "Canola-quality" label is affixed to other varieties as well.

The rapeseed is the valuable, harvested component of the crop. The crop is also grown as a winter-cover crop. It provides good coverage of the soil in winter, and limits nitrogen run-off. The plant is ploughed back in the soil or used as bedding. On some ecological or organic operations, livestock such as sheep or cattle are allowed to graze on the plants.

Processing of rapeseed for oil production provides rapeseed animal meal as a by-product. The by-product is a high-protein animal feed, competitive with soya. The feed is mostly employed for cattle feeding, but also for pigs and chickens (though less valuable for these). The meal has a very low content of the glucosinolates responsible for metabolism disruption in cattle and pigs. Rapeseed "oil cake" is also used as a fertilizer in China, and may be used for ornamentals, such as Bonsai, as well.

Rapeseed leaves and stems are also edible, similar to those of the related bok choy or kale. Some varieties of rapeseed (called ??, yóu cài, lit. "oil vegetable" in Chinese; yau choy in Cantonese; c?i d?u in Vietnamese; phak kat kan khao [?????????????] in Thai; and nanohana [???] in Japanese) are sold as greens, primarily in Asian groceries, including those in California where it is known as yao choy or tender greens. They are eaten as sag (spinach) in Indian and Nepalese cuisine, usually stir-fried with salt, garlic and spices.

Rapeseed is a heavy nectar producer, and honeybees produce a light colored, but peppery honey from it. It must be extracted immediately after processing is finished, as it will quickly granulate in the honeycomb and will be impossible to extract. The honey is usually blended with milder honeys, if used for table use, or sold as bakery grade. Rapeseed growers contract with beekeepers for the pollination of the crop.

Description from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_napus

Date taken: 2010-05-05 10:50:45

31: Green field and tree

Green field and tree from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking across a green field towards a large tree near Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:43:06

32: Green fields

Green fields from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across the fields from a footpath partway between Houghton on the Hill and Keyham in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 10:48:27

33: Green fields and houses

Green fields and houses from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across some green fields towards a line of houses on Uppingham Road (A47) between Houghton on the Hill and Thurnby.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:44:49

34: Sheep in field

Sheep in field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Sheep in a field near Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 10:39:59

35: Walking across green hay field

Walking across green hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking across a hay field near Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:40:38

36: Walking across green hay field

Walking across green hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking across a hay field near Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:41:40

37: Young cows in field

Young cows in field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A group of inquisitive heifers on a farm near Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:48:58

38: Cloudy sky over field of green shoots

Cloudy sky over field of green shoots from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Crops shoot up through the dark soil in a field between the villages of Carlton Curlieu, Burton Overy, and Illston-on-the-Hill, in the county of Leicestershire, UK.

Agriculture accounts for approximately 70% of land use in England.

Date taken: 2008-10-22 14:22:43

39: Field of young green crops

Field of young green crops from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A footpath runs alongside the edge of a field full of young green crops near Keyham in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:11:33

40: Fields of oilseed rape

Fields of oilseed rape from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively. See also Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus. Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus. (See Triangle of U).

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

World production is growing rapidly, with FAO reporting that 36 million tonnes of rapeseed was produced in the 2003-2004 season, and 46 million tonnes in 2004-2005. In Europe, rapeseed is primarily cultivated for animal feed, owing to its very high lipid and medium protein content, and is a leading option for Europeans to avoid importation of genetically modified organism (GMO) products.

Natural rapeseed oil contains 50% erucic acid. Wild type seeds also contain high levels of glucosinolates (mustard oil glucosindes), chemical compounds that significantly lowered the nutritional value of rape seed press cakes for animal feed. Canola, originally a syncopated form of the abbreviation "Can.O., L-A." (Canadian Oilseed, Low-Acid) that was used by the Manitoba government to label the seed during its experimental stages, is now a tradename for "double low" (low erucic acid and low glucosinolate) rapeseed. Sometimes the "Canola-quality" label is affixed to other varieties as well.

The rapeseed is the valuable, harvested component of the crop. The crop is also grown as a winter-cover crop. It provides good coverage of the soil in winter, and limits nitrogen run-off. The plant is ploughed back in the soil or used as bedding. On some ecological or organic operations, livestock such as sheep or cattle are allowed to graze on the plants.

Processing of rapeseed for oil production provides rapeseed animal meal as a by-product. The by-product is a high-protein animal feed, competitive with soya. The feed is mostly employed for cattle feeding, but also for pigs and chickens (though less valuable for these). The meal has a very low content of the glucosinolates responsible for metabolism disruption in cattle and pigs. Rapeseed "oil cake" is also used as a fertilizer in China, and may be used for ornamentals, such as Bonsai, as well.

Rapeseed leaves and stems are also edible, similar to those of the related bok choy or kale. Some varieties of rapeseed (called ??, yóu cài, lit. "oil vegetable" in Chinese; yau choy in Cantonese; c?i d?u in Vietnamese; phak kat kan khao [?????????????] in Thai; and nanohana [???] in Japanese) are sold as greens, primarily in Asian groceries, including those in California where it is known as yao choy or tender greens. They are eaten as sag (spinach) in Indian and Nepalese cuisine, usually stir-fried with salt, garlic and spices.

Rapeseed is a heavy nectar producer, and honeybees produce a light colored, but peppery honey from it. It must be extracted immediately after processing is finished, as it will quickly granulate in the honeycomb and will be impossible to extract. The honey is usually blended with milder honeys, if used for table use, or sold as bakery grade. Rapeseed growers contract with beekeepers for the pollination of the crop.

Description from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_napus

Date taken: 2010-05-05 10:55:14

41: Horse and houses

Horse and houses from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up a field towards Keyham, as a horse crosses the field. Keyham is a small village in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:08:46

42: Tree awaiting spring

Tree awaiting spring from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A man takes photos underneath a tree on top of a hill about half a mile south of Keyham in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:17:49

43: View of Keyham from hill

View of Keyham from hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northeast across the fields towards the village of Keyham in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:17:07

44: View south from Keyham

View south from Keyham from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking down a horse's field at the south of Keyham village in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:07:35

45: Hay field and fluffy clouds

Hay field and fluffy clouds from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north across a hay field between Withcote and Knossington in Leicestershire, UK

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:01:45

46: Walking across a hay field

Walking across a hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking across a hay field between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:02:47

47: Grassy field

Grassy field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southeast across a hay field between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:04:53

48: Footprints in grass

Footprints in grass from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Footprints in the long grass of a hay field between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:05:50

49: Lush green field

Lush green field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a lush green field of grass and clover between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:09:39

50: Tree in hay field

Tree in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A large tree stands alone in the middle of a hay field between Knossington and Withcote, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:12:37

51: Tree in hay field

Tree in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A large tree stands alone in the middle of a hay field between Knossington and Withcote, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:12:51

52: Old shack

Old shack from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old shack stands at the side of a field to the south of Knossington in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:27:22

53: Field and Farmhouse, Knossington

Field and Farmhouse, Knossington from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northwest across a field just to the south of a farmhouse off Owston Road in Knossington, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:28:16

54: Field and Farmhouse, Knossington

Field and Farmhouse, Knossington from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northwest across a field just to the south of a farmhouse off Owston Road in Knossington, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:28:26

55: Green fields and grey-blue sky

Green fields and grey-blue sky from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across the lush green fields, while sheep feed in the foreground, near Knossington in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:29:42

56: House on Main Street, Knossington

House on Main Street, Knossington from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A house on Main Street in Knossington, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:34:23

57: Main Street, Knossington

Main Street, Knossington from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Main Street in Knossington, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:34:35

58: Old Petrol Pump on Braunston Road, Knossington

Old Petrol Pump on Braunston Road, Knossington from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old petrol pump stands by the side of a house on Braunston Road in Knossington, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:35:14

59: Trough in field of sheep

Trough in field of sheep from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across a field of sheep between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:50:18

60: Field of wheat and cloudy sky

Field of wheat and cloudy sky from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northeast across a field of short-stemmed wheat to the south of Knossington in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:22:04

61: Trough in field of sheep

Trough in field of sheep from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across a field of sheep between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:50:39

62: Plough in shed

Plough in shed from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A piece of farm equipment used for ploughing fields is stored in a shed between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:57:09

63: Farm track

Farm track from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south down a farm track that runs alongside a field located about half way between the villages of Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:58:06

64: Farm track

Farm track from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south down a farm track that runs alongside a field located about half way between the villages of Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:58:47

65: Track and Pea field

Track and Pea field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north down a track that runs alongside a field of peas ready for harvesting, between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:59:54

66: Track and Pea field

Track and Pea field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north down a track that runs alongside a field of peas ready for harvesting, between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 11:00:49

67: Track and Pea field

Track and Pea field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north down a track that runs alongside a field of peas ready for harvesting, between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 11:01:18

68: Meadow Foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis

Meadow Foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Alopecurus pratensis, known as the Meadow Foxtail or the Field Meadow Foxtail, is a perennial grass, belonging to the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Europe and Asia.

This common plant is found on grasslands, especially on neutral soils. It can grow to a height of about 110 cm. The stem is erect or geniculate at the base. The leaves are about 5 mm wide. Meadow Foxtail has a cylindrical inflorescence, with glumes about 5-10 mm wide and spikelets about 4-6 mm long. It flowers from late spring to early summer and often again from late summer till autumn.

This species is widely cultivated for pasture and hay, and has become naturalised in many areas outside of its native range, including Australia and North America. The caterpillars of some Lepidoptera use it as a foodplant, e.g. the Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola). And male mosquitos can often be found on this flower drinking the nectar.

Description from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecurus_pratensis

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:24:51

69: Dandelions, Rape, and Trees

Dandelions, Rape, and Trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field full of seeding dandelions meets a field of oilseed rape edged with large trees near the edge of the village Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:01:47

70: Field of seeding dandelions

Field of seeding dandelions from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field of seeding dandelions between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:14:52

71: Field of seeding dandelions

Field of seeding dandelions from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field of seeding dandelions between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:14:59

72: Field of seeding dandelions

Field of seeding dandelions from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field of seeding dandelions between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:18:05

73: Field of seeding dandelions

Field of seeding dandelions from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field of seeding dandelions between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:19:15

74: Dandelions, Rape, and Trees

Dandelions, Rape, and Trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field full of seeding dandelions meets a field of oilseed rape edged with large trees near the edge of the village Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:20:44

75: Dandelions, Rape, and Trees

Dandelions, Rape, and Trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field full of seeding dandelions meets a field of oilseed rape edged with large trees near the edge of the village Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:21:59

76: Old gate post

Old gate post from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Old gate posts on the edge of a hay field between Market Harborough and Lubenham in Leicestershire, UK. In the background can be seen the bright yellow colour of flowering fields of oilseed rape.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:29:02

77: Old gate post

Old gate post from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Old gate posts on the edge of a hay field between Market Harborough and Lubenham in Leicestershire, UK. In the background can be seen the bright yellow colour of flowering fields of oilseed rape.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:29:25

78: Farndon Road, Lubenham at dusk

Farndon Road, Lubenham at dusk from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

360° panorama of Farndon Road in Lubenham, Leicestershire, UK. The narrow road connects the village of Lubenham to East Farndon while bypassing the town of Market Harborough.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:40:58

79: Cattle grazing at twilight

Cattle grazing at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Cattle graze in a field between Lubenham, Market harborough, and East Farndon shortly after sunset.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:18:32

80: Bull grazing at twilight

Bull grazing at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A grazing bull is silhouetted against the twilight sky in a field between Lubenham, Market harborough, and East Farndon.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:19:34

81: Tree silhouttes at twilight

Tree silhouttes at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A row of trees are silhouetted against the twilight sky, between Lubenham, East Farndon, and Market Harborough.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:25:16

82: Tree silhouttes at twilight

Tree silhouttes at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A row of trees are silhouetted against the twilight sky, between Lubenham, East Farndon, and Market Harborough.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:26:25

83: All Saints Church, Lubenham

All Saints Church, Lubenham from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

All Saints Church in Lubenham, Leicestershire, UK, at sunset. Constructed of ironstone dressed with limestone, the Church consists of a chancel, clerestoried nave, north and south aisles, a north chapel, and south porch. The West tower is castellated, and it is thought that it may once have been topped with a spire.

Date taken: 2010-09-03 19:22:34

84: Field near Thorpe Lubenham Hall at sunset

Field near Thorpe Lubenham Hall at sunset from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun sets over a field / parkland to the north of Thorpe Lubenham Hall in Lubenham, Leicestershire, UK.

Thorpe Lubenham, located to south of the river Welland that marks the southern boundary of Lubenham, was once a civil parish, but has since been absorbed into the parish of Marston Trussell. Thorpe Lubenham Hall was built around 1800, and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II and her family on a regular basis in the 1950s.

Date taken: 2010-09-03 19:13:20

85: Harvested field at twilight

Harvested field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a harvested field between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree, Leicestershire, UK at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-09-08 19:55:12

86: Harvested field at twilight

Harvested field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a harvested field between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree, Leicestershire, UK at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-09-08 19:53:29

87: Field at twilight

Field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a harvested field between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree, Leicestershire, UK at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-09-08 19:42:20

88: Path through harvested field, Lubenham

Path through harvested field, Lubenham from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northeast along the path through a harvested field, between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:29:57

89: Infrared countryside

Infrared countryside from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south from Harborough Road, between Market Harborough and Lubenham.

Through the hole in the hedge can be seen fields filled with black plastic wrapped haybales and a house located on the road between Lubenham and East Farndon.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:08:05

90: The Old Forge, Lubenham, in Infrared

The Old Forge, Lubenham, in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Infrared photograph of the Old Forge and Harborough Road in Lubenham, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:19:03

91: Path through harvested field, Lubenham, in infrared

Path through harvested field, Lubenham, in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northeast along the path through a harvested field, between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:27:22

92: Sunset over the trees

Sunset over the trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west over a field towards a line of trees as the setting sun lights up the clouds a firey red colour, near Lubenham in Leicestershire, Engalnd.

Date taken: 2010-10-21 18:01:35

93: Sunset over the trees

Sunset over the trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west towards a line of trees as the setting sun lights up the clouds a firey red colour, near Lubenham in Leicestershire, Engalnd.

Date taken: 2010-10-21 17:59:41

94: Welland Park Road Bridge

Welland Park Road Bridge from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Bridge over the River Welland on Welland Park Road in Market Harborough, England.

The bridge was originally constructed as part of Welland Park Road in 1931.

Date taken: 2008-05-22 13:42:42

95: Welland Park Rose Garden 360 panorama

Welland Park Rose Garden 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Rose Garden in Welland Park, Market Harborough, England. At the centre of the Rose Garden is the old Bell Tower from the old Symington Corset Factory (now used as the council offices).

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2008-05-22 13:59:40

96: Welland Park play park under construction 360 panorama

Welland Park play park under construction 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

New play facilities were installed in Welland Park during 2008, at a cost of £300,000. Opening in August 2008, the play facilities attract a large number of families to the park, especially on sunny days.

Date taken: 2008-05-22 14:02:30

97: Welland Park 360 panorama

Welland Park 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

New play facilities were installed in Welland Park during 2008, at a cost of £300,000. Opening in August 2008, the play facilities attract a large number of families to the park, especially on sunny days.

Date taken: 2008-09-01 09:51:27

98: Welland Park 360 panorama

Welland Park 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

New play facilities were installed in Welland Park during 2008, at a cost of £300,000. Opening in August 2008, the play facilities attract a large number of families to the park, especially on sunny days.

Date taken: 2008-09-01 09:48:10

99: Welland Park 360 panorama

Welland Park 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

New play facilities were installed in Welland Park during 2008, at a cost of £300,000. Opening in August 2008, the play facilities attract a large number of families to the park, especially on sunny days.

Date taken: 2008-05-22 13:55:15

100: Welland Park 360 panorama

Welland Park 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2010-04-29 09:46:22

101: Welland Park 360 panorama

Welland Park 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2010-04-29 09:49:35

102: Welland Park - Blossoming Trees

Welland Park - Blossoming Trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2010-04-29 10:00:11

103: Welland Park 360 panorama

Welland Park 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2008-09-01 10:00:20

104: Welland Park 360 panorama

Welland Park 360 panorama from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2008-09-01 10:03:13

105: Welland Park Rose Garden

Welland Park Rose Garden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Rose Garden in Welland Park, Market Harborough, England. At the centre of the Rose Garden is the old Bell Tower from the old Symington Corset Factory (now used as the council offices).

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2008-09-01 10:06:44

106: Welland Park Rose Garden

Welland Park Rose Garden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Rose Garden in Welland Park, Market Harborough, England. At the centre of the Rose Garden is the old Bell Tower from the old Symington Corset Factory (now used as the council offices).

Located near Harborough town centre, Welland Park is the main park in the Harborough District, offering a range of facilities to visitors. The Millennium Mile cyclepath and footpath running alongside the River Welland links the park Harborough's Train Station. The park includes a Rose Garden, Playing field, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Mini Golf Course, Cafe, Riverside walk, and many beautifully planted flowerbeds. There is also a small skate park adjoining the main section of the park.

The park was awarded a Green Flag award for its high standards in 2007, and has received the award in 2008 and 2009 as well (at the time of writing the 2010 awards are yet to be announced). The park also plays a large part in Harborough's entry to the East Midlands in Bloom Competition, in which the town consistently does well.

Date taken: 2008-09-01 10:11:27

107: Hay field

Hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A hay field full of seeding grass, between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay):

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:36:19

108: Seeding dandelions

Seeding dandelions from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Seeding dandelions in a hay field between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:33:29

109: Seeding dandelions

Seeding dandelions from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Seeding dandelions in a hay field between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:38:11

110: Dandelion growing on haybales

Dandelion growing on haybales from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A dandelion grows on black plastic wrapped haybales in a field between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:44:20

111: Dandelion growing on haybales

Dandelion growing on haybales from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A dandelion grows on black plastic wrapped haybales in a field between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale):

Taraxacum officinale, the Common Dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae). It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils. T. officinale is considered a weedy species, especially in lawns and along roadsides, but it is sometimes used as a medical herb and in food preparation. As a nearly cosmopolitan weed, Dandelion is best known for its yellow flower heads, that turn into round balls of silver tufted fruits, that blow away on the wind.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:45:10

112: Trees

Trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Trees near Lubenham Hill Lake and the Welland Lodge pub in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:49:24

113: Sheep on hill above the Welland

Sheep on hill above the Welland from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The river Welland turns to run along the bottom of a field of sheep to the west of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Welland):

The River Welland is a river in the east of England, 56 km (35 m) long, and it has been a main waterway across the part of The Fens called "South Holland" for thousands of years. It rises in the Hothorpe Hills, (adjoining Welland Rise, Sibbertoft) in Northamptonshire, then flows generally eastwards to Market Harborough, Ketton, Stamford, The Deepings, Crowland, Cowbit and Spalding, then into The Wash at Fosdyke Bridge.

Date taken: 2010-05-19 10:50:23

114: Sunset over a field

Sunset over a field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Sunset over a field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-28 20:47:21

115: Hay field

Hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK. On the hill behind the field can be seen a field of oil seed rape, now nearly finished flowering.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay):

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-05-28 11:25:11

116: Old railway line between Lubenham and Harborough

Old railway line between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east along the old railway line between Market Harborough and Lubenham. The line was originally part of the Rugby and Stamford Railway, connecting Rugby to Market Harborough, and opened in 1850.

Date taken: 2010-05-28 11:47:30

117: Leafy track

Leafy track from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west down the old railway line between Market Harborough and Lubenham. The line was originally part of the Rugby and Stamford Railway, connecting Rugby to Market Harborough, and opened in 1850.

Date taken: 2010-05-28 12:25:01

118: Sunset over a field

Sunset over a field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Sunset over a field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-28 20:56:36

119: Oilseed Rape field

Oilseed Rape field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field of oilseed rape on the western edge of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Oilseed rape is typically grown as a 'break crop', which allows fungal diseases and pests that would normally feed on the cereal crop to die out, thus improving the yield of the next year's cereal crop.

Oilseed rape will not normally be grown in the same field more than once every three years. It is lower yielding than most cereal crops, however does command a better price.

The UK is generally self sufficient in growing enough rape to cope with domestic demand, as of 2008 there was 598 hectares of land being used for rape, with 1,973,000 tonnes being produced.

Date taken: 2010-06-02 19:35:41

120: Farndale View and Rhodes Close

Farndale View and Rhodes Close from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Houses on Farndale View and Rhodes Close, in Market Harborough, England.

The estate was built by David Wilson Homes around 1999 on land just to the south of Lubenham Hill road.

Date taken: 2008-05-22 13:33:26

121: Oilseed Rape field

Oilseed Rape field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field of oilseed rape on the western edge of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Oilseed rape is typically grown as a 'break crop', which allows fungal diseases and pests that would normally feed on the cereal crop to die out, thus improving the yield of the next year's cereal crop.

Oilseed rape will not normally be grown in the same field more than once every three years. It is lower yielding than most cereal crops, however does command a better price.

The UK is generally self sufficient in growing enough rape to cope with domestic demand, as of 2008 there was 598 hectares of land being used for rape, with 1,973,000 tonnes being produced.

Date taken: 2010-06-02 19:41:54

122: Welland Park Road 360 pano

Welland Park Road 360 pano from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

360° panorama of the path along Welland Park road and the south side of Welland Park in Market Harborough, England.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Harborough#1800-1899):

A major improvement took place from 1930 with the acquisition of land between Northampton Road and Farndon Road. This enabled the construction of Welland Park Road (which enabled east west traffic to bypass the town centre), provision of 100 homes for rent along Welland Park Road and 52 in Walcot Road to rehouse occupants of the old yard houses, plots for private housing, the layout of Welland Park and the construction of Welland Park School.

Date taken: 2008-05-22 13:47:19

123: Footpath through Hay field

Footpath through Hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west down the footpath through a field of hay between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay):

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 13:44:00

124: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A field of hay between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay):

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 13:47:36

125: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough (near IR)

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough (near IR) from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A near Infrared photo of a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK. The photo was taken using mostly red light at end of the visible spectrum, rather than true infrared light.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 13:57:03

126: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:30:27

127: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:30:54

128: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:33:13

129: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:34:01

130: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old door lies in a field of hay between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay):

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 13:40:55

131: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:34:17

132: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:34:33

133: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:34:41

134: Old steel shack in hay field

Old steel shack in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old corrugated steel shack stands by the trees on the edge of a hay field on the western edge of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:35:06

135: Field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill

Field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north over a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:40:34

136: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east up a path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:41:16

137: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east up a path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:42:10

138: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east up a path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:42:47

139: Field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill

Field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north over a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:43:43

140: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A near Infrared photo of a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK. The photo was taken using mostly red light at end of the visible spectrum, rather than true infrared light.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:13:19

141: Field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill

Field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north over a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:44:02

142: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west down the footpath through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:46:53

143: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west down the footpath through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:47:13

144: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east up a path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:47:45

145: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east up a path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:47:55

146: Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill

Path through oilseed rape field on Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east up a path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill in Market harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilseed_rape):

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively.

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:48:31

147: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A near Infrared photo of a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK. The photo was taken using mostly red light at end of the visible spectrum, rather than true infrared light.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:06:43

148: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A near Infrared photo of a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK. The photo was taken using mostly red light at end of the visible spectrum, rather than true infrared light.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-16 14:09:13

149: Sunset over ridge and furrow field

Sunset over ridge and furrow field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Grass grown for Hay grows in an old ridge and furrow field between Market Harborough and Lubenham. Leicestershire features some of the best-preserved ridge and furrow in England.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_and_furrow):

Ridge and furrow is an archaeological pattern of ridges and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages. The earliest examples date to the immediate post-Roman period and the system was used until the 17th century in some areas. Ridge and furrow topography is found in Great Britain, Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. The surviving ridges are parallel, ranging from 3 to 22 yards (3 to 20 m) apart and up to 24 in (0.61 m) tall – they were much taller when in use. Older examples are often curved.

Ridge and furrow topography was a result of ploughing with non-reversible ploughs on the same strip of land each year. It is visible on land that was ploughed in the Middle Ages, but which has not been ploughed since then. No actively ploughed ridge and furrow survives.

Traditional ploughs turn the soil over in one direction, to the right (see Single-sided ploughing). This means that the plough cannot return along the same furrow. Instead, ploughing is done in a clockwise direction around a long rectangular strip (a land). After ploughing one of the long sides of the strip, the plough is removed from the ground, moved across the unploughed headland (the short end of the strip), then put back in the ground to work back down the other long side of the strip. The width of the ploughed strip is fairly narrow, to avoid having to drag the plough too far across the headland.

This process has the effect of moving the soil in each half of the strip one furrow's-width towards the centre line.

In the Middle Ages each strip was managed by one small family, within large common fields (see strip cultivation), and the location of the ploughing was the same each year. The movement of soil year after year gradually built the centre of the strip up into a ridge, leaving a dip, or "furrow" between each ridge (note that this use of "furrow" is different from that for the furrow left by each pass of the plough). The building up of a ridge was called filling or gathering, and was sometimes done before ploughing began. It is thought that the raised ridges offered better drainage (on some well-drained soils the fields were left flat). The dip often marked the boundary between plots. Although they varied, strips would traditionally be a furlong (a "furrow-long") in length, (220 yards, about 200 metres), and from about 5 yards (4.6 m) up to a chain wide (22 yards, about 20 metres), giving an area of from 0.25 to 1 acre (0.1 to 0.4 ha).

In places where ploughing continued over the centuries, later methods removed the ridge and furrow pattern. However, in some cases the land became grassland, and where this has not been ploughed since, the pattern has often been preserved. Surviving ridge and furrow may have a height difference of 18 to 24 in (0.5 to 0.6 m) in places, and gives a strongly rippled effect to the landscape. When in active use, the height difference was even more, over 6 feet (1.8 m) in places.

Date taken: 2010-08-07 20:36:19

150: Harborough Hay field at sunset

Harborough Hay field at sunset from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough as the sun sets in the distance.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:36:57

151: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:15:36

152: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:23:35

153: Sunset over Harborough hay field

Sunset over Harborough hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough as the sun sets in the distance.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:41:32

154: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:19:48

155: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:22:24

156: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:58:34

157: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:57:43

158: Path over Lubenham hill near sunset

Path over Lubenham hill near sunset from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east along the path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill, Market Harborough, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:31:17

159: Path over Lubenham hill

Path over Lubenham hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east along the path through a field of oilseed rape on Lubenham Hill, Market Harborough, UK.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:33:22

160: Sunset over Harborough hay field

Sunset over Harborough hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough as the sun sets in the distance.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:40:24

161: Harborough Hay field at sunset

Harborough Hay field at sunset from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at sunset.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:44:55

162: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:51:06

163: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:53:11

164: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:55:01

165: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 20:59:52

166: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:00:51

167: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:03:55

168: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:05:21

169: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:07:49

170: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:09:08

171: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:12:31

172: Harborough Hay field at twilight

Harborough Hay field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-07-27 21:14:06

173: Sunset over Hay field

Sunset over Hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun sets over a hay field between Market Harborough and Lubenham in Leicestershire, UK. The river Welland can be seen running along the nearest edge of the field, and the field is a popular spot with dog walkers.

Date taken: 2010-08-09 20:28:05

174: Partially harvested field of oilseed rape

Partially harvested field of oilseed rape from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A half-harvested field of oilseed rape on the western edge of Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Oilseed rape is typically grown as a 'break crop', which allows fungal diseases and pests that would normally feed on the cereal crop to die out, thus improving the yield of the next year's cereal crop.

Oilseed rape will not normally be grown in the same field more than once every three years. It is lower yielding than most cereal crops, however does command a better price.

The UK is generally self sufficient in growing enough rape to cope with domestic demand, as of 2008 there was 598 hectares of land being used for rape, with 1,973,000 tonnes being produced.

Date taken: 2010-08-10 19:22:31

175: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west down the footpath through a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay):

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-17 21:16:39

176: Lubenham hill road at night

Lubenham hill road at night from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Car headlights are recorded as streaks of light at the top of Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

Date taken: 2010-07-17 21:52:26

177: Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough

Hay field between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east down the footpath through a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay):

Hay is grass, legumes or other herbaceous plants that have been cut, dried, and stored for use as animal fodder, particularly for grazing livestock such as cattle, horses, goats, and sheep. Hay is also fed to pets such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Pigs may be fed hay, but they do not digest it as efficiently as more fully herbivorous animals.

Hay is fed when or where there is not enough pasture or rangeland on which to graze an animal, when grazing is unavailable due to weather (such as during the winter) or when lush pasture by itself is too rich for the health of the animal. It is also fed during times when an animal is unable to access pasture, such as when animals are kept in a stable or barn.

Date taken: 2010-07-17 21:19:59

178: Sunset over fallow field, Market Harborough

Sunset over fallow field, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

360° panorama of the sunset over a fallow field between Market Harborough and East Farndon in Leicestershire, UK. The field has been subject to various development proposals over the years, and is currently (as of 2010) for sale as residential development land by its owner, CJC Devlopments Co. Ltd.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 19:31:13

179: Sunset over fallow field, Market Harborough

Sunset over fallow field, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun sets over a field between Market Harborough and East Farndon in Leicestershire, UK. The field has been left fallow and is filled with various grasses, dock, and willowherb, amongst other plants.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 19:17:51

180: Pots near farm buildings, Farndon Fields Farm

Pots near farm buildings, Farndon Fields Farm from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Old pots and terracotta containers sit near a farm building behind Farndon Fields Farm shop, off Farndon road in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Farndon Fields Farm is a 250 acre farm to the southwest of Market Harborough. They operate a popular farm shop on Farndon Road, selling their farm produce, other local produce, and also a large selection of plants, terracotta pots and compost.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 19:25:03

181: Sunset over wheat field

Sunset over wheat field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

360° panorama of the sunset over a field of wheat between Market Harborough and East Farndon, Leicestershire, UK.

In the UK around 15 million tonnes of wheat is harvested annually, at a rate of approximately 8 tonnes per hectare.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat):

Wheat (Triticum spp.) is a grass, originally from the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize (784 million tons) and rice (651 million tons). Globally, wheat is the leading source of vegetable protein in human food, having a higher protein content than either maize (corn) or rice, the other major cereals. In terms of total production tonnages used for food, it is currently second to rice as the main human food crop, and ahead of maize, after allowing for maize's more extensive use in animal feeds.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 19:54:52

182: Sunset over wheat field

Sunset over wheat field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

360° panorama of the sunset over a field of wheat between Market Harborough and East Farndon, Leicestershire, UK.

In the UK around 15 million tonnes of wheat is harvested annually, at a rate of approximately 8 tonnes per hectare.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat):

Wheat (Triticum spp.) is a grass, originally from the Fertile Crescent region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize (784 million tons) and rice (651 million tons). Globally, wheat is the leading source of vegetable protein in human food, having a higher protein content than either maize (corn) or rice, the other major cereals. In terms of total production tonnages used for food, it is currently second to rice as the main human food crop, and ahead of maize, after allowing for maize's more extensive use in animal feeds.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 19:50:39

183: Cattle grazing at twilight

Cattle grazing at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Cattle graze in a field between Lubenham, Market harborough, and East Farndon shortly after sunset.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:18:32

184: Bull grazing at twilight

Bull grazing at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A grazing bull is silhouetted against the twilight sky in a field between Lubenham, Market harborough, and East Farndon.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:19:34

185: Tree silhouttes at twilight

Tree silhouttes at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A row of trees are silhouetted against the twilight sky, between Lubenham, East Farndon, and Market Harborough.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:25:16

186: Tree silhouttes at twilight

Tree silhouttes at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A row of trees are silhouetted against the twilight sky, between Lubenham, East Farndon, and Market Harborough.

Date taken: 2010-08-23 20:26:25

187: Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight

Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK at twilight. A pile of black plastic wrapped haybales is stacked next to the fence that runs along the field's edge.

Date taken: 2010-09-03 19:51:28

188: Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight

Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK at twilight. A pile of black plastic wrapped haybales is stacked next to the fence that runs along the field's edge.

Date taken: 2010-09-03 19:54:33

189: Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight

Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-09-03 19:58:33

190: Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight

Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-09-03 19:59:54

191: Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight

Field between Lubenham and Harborough at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a hay field between Lubenham and Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK at twilight. A pile of black plastic wrapped haybales is stacked between the footpath and the fence that runs along the field's edge.

Date taken: 2010-09-03 20:04:14

192: Old railway line between Lubenham and Harborough

Old railway line between Lubenham and Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

360° panorama of the old railway line between Lubenham and Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The line, opened in 1850, ran from Rugby to Market Harborough, but was closed under the Beeching cuts of the 1960s. Today it is mainly used by dog walkers, but it can get quite waterlogged after rain.

Date taken: 2010-09-08 19:03:22

193: Harvested field at twilight

Harvested field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a harvested field between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree, Leicestershire, UK at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-09-08 19:49:58

194: Harvested field at twilight

Harvested field at twilight from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a harvested field between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree, Leicestershire, UK at twilight.

Date taken: 2010-09-08 19:49:02

195: Ridge and furrow field at sunset

Ridge and furrow field at sunset from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

360° panorama of a ridge and furrow field between Market Harborough and Lubenham at sunset.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridge_and_furrow):

Ridge and furrow is an archaeological pattern of ridges and troughs created by a system of ploughing used in Europe during the Middle Ages. The earliest examples date to the immediate post-Roman period and the system was used until the 17th century in some areas. Ridge and furrow topography is found in Great Britain, Ireland and elsewhere in Europe. The surviving ridges are parallel, ranging from 3 to 22 yards (3 to 20 m) apart and up to 24 in (0.61 m) tall – they were much taller when in use. Older examples are often curved.

Ridge and furrow topography was a result of ploughing with non-reversible ploughs on the same strip of land each year. It is visible on land that was ploughed in the Middle Ages, but which has not been ploughed since then. No actively ploughed ridge and furrow survives.

Date taken: 2010-09-08 19:13:19

196: Trees, Grass, and Clouds in Infrared

Trees, Grass, and Clouds in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across a patch of grass just off Farndale Road, towards a patch of trees that run along the old railway line between Market Harborough and Lubenham. Viewed in Infrared light between the 720nm - 1000nm range, the grass and foliage of the trees takes on a much brighter tone than it does when viewed in visible light.

Date taken: 2010-09-25 11:54:28

197: The old railway line in Infrared

The old railway line in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along the old railway line between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, England. When viewed in infrared light, the grass and foliage of the trees takes on a much lighter tone than it does when viewed in visible light.

Date taken: 2010-09-25 11:56:49

198: Tree by the old railway line in IR

Tree by the old railway line in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A large tree growing by the entrance to a field along the old railway line between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, England. This photograph was taken using infrared light between the 720nm - 1000nm range, which is not visible to humans.

Date taken: 2010-09-25 12:00:20

199: Path by ploughed field in Infrared

Path by ploughed field in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east along the edge of a field in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. When viewed in infrared light, the grass and trees' leaves taken on a much brighter tone than they do under normal visible light.

Date taken: 2010-09-25 12:02:14

200: Ploughed field in Infrared B&W

Ploughed field in Infrared B&W from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south-east across a ploughed field on the western edge of Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK. When viewed in infrared light, the grass and trees take on a much brighter tone than they do under normal visible light.

Date taken: 2010-09-25 12:03:49

201: Ploughed field in Infrared

Ploughed field in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a ploughed field on the western edge of Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK. The photograph is taken using an Infrared filter, which cuts out light below a wavelength of 720nm.

Date taken: 2010-09-25 12:06:47

202: Trees by Farndale Road in IR

Trees by Farndale Road in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Trees growing by the edge of Farndale View in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. The photograph is taken using Infrared light between 720 - 1000nm, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-09-25 12:10:00

203: Harborough Road

Harborough Road from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Harborough Road between Lubenham and Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:01:17

204: Farm track and fields, Harborough

Farm track and fields, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up a track that runs alongside a recently ploughed field, just off Harborough Road between Market Harborough and Lubenham.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:06:42

205: Farm track and fields, Harborough

Farm track and fields, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up a track that runs alongside a recently ploughed field, just off Harborough Road between Market Harborough and Lubenham.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:07:03

206: Ploughed field near Harborough

Ploughed field near Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a recently ploughed field between Market Harborough, Lubenham, and Gartree, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:39:10

207: Ploughed field near Harborough

Ploughed field near Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a recently ploughed field between Market Harborough, Gartree, and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:46:39

208: Path across harvested field, Harborough

Path across harvested field, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-east along the path across a harvested field between Gartree, Lubenham, and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:58:52

209: Harvested field, Harborough

Harvested field, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a harvested field between Gartree and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:02:59

210: Path across harvested field near Harborough

Path across harvested field near Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south-west across a harvested field between Market Harborough and Gartree, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:08:00

211: Old tyre in field

Old tyre in field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old tyre rests on a patch of grass in a harvested field near Green Acres traveller's site in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:11:25

212: Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough

Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south along the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:46:12

213: Overgrown rubbish

Overgrown rubbish from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Rubbish dumped in a ditch is slowly covered up by the surrounding plants, near Green Acres travellers site in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:19:13

214: Shadow on field, Harborough

Shadow on field, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west across a hay field between Lubenham, Market Harborough, and Gartree. Gartree prison can be seen in the distance.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:54:23

215: Grand Union Canal Harborough arm

Grand Union Canal Harborough arm from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun shines through a Horse Chestnut tree in autumn colours, alongside the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:41:43

216: Grassy field, Harborough

Grassy field, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a small hay field in the countryside between Lubenham, Gartree, and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:49:10

217: Old tyre in field

Old tyre in field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old tyre rests on a patch of grass in a harvested field near Green Acres traveller's site in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:12:09

218: Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough

Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up the Grand Union Canal towards the bridge near Green Acres travellers' park and Forest Gate Ford, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

On the left of the towpath can be seen a large amount of ivy, which is currently flowering.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:28:26

219: Jolly Roger narrowboat, Market Harborough

Jolly Roger narrowboat, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west up the Grand Union canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. Up ahead can be seen bridge #14, a narrow footbridge across the canal. Moored to the right can be seen the Jolly Roger narrowboat.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:35:56

220: Lubenham Hill, Market Harborough

Lubenham Hill, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west along Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. Taken in early October, the trees are starting to show a bit of autumn colour.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 12:15:33

221: Lubenham Hill in IR

Lubenham Hill in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up the footpath on Lubenham Hill in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. This photograph was taken using infrared light, invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 09:51:00

222: Harborough Road in Infrared

Harborough Road in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Harborough Road between Lubenham and Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 09:57:27

223: Harborough Road in IR

Harborough Road in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Harborough Road between Lubenham and Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:02:43

224: Farm track off Harborough Road in IR

Farm track off Harborough Road in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up a track that runs alongside a recently ploughed field, just off Harborough Road between Market Harborough and Lubenham.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:04:10

225: Farm track off Harborough Road in IR

Farm track off Harborough Road in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up a track that runs alongside a recently ploughed field, just off Harborough Road between Market Harborough and Lubenham.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:06:00

226: Ploughed field near Harborough in infrared

Ploughed field near Harborough in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a recently ploughed field between Market Harborough, Lubenham, and Gartree, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:36:07

227: Ploughed field near Harborough (visible IR)

Ploughed field near Harborough (visible IR) from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a recently ploughed field between Market Harborough, Lubenham, and Gartree, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using a camera sensitive to both visible and infrared light.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:38:28

228: Ploughed field near Harborough in infrared

Ploughed field near Harborough in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a recently ploughed field between Market Harborough, Gartree, and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:45:18

229: Grassy field, Harborough, in infrared

Grassy field, Harborough, in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a small hay field in the countryside between Lubenham, Gartree, and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:48:04

230: Path across harvested field in infrared

Path across harvested field in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-east along the path across a harvested field between Gartree, Lubenham, and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:57:54

231: Path across harvested field in infrared

Path across harvested field in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-east along the path across a harvested field between Gartree, Lubenham, and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 10:59:48

232: Harvested field, Harborough, in infrared

Harvested field, Harborough, in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a harvested field between Gartree and Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:02:32

233: Old tyre in field in infrared

Old tyre in field in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old tyre rests on a patch of grass in a harvested field near Green Acres traveller's site in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:12:00

234: Dumped appliance in infrared

Dumped appliance in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old appliance is dumped in a ditch under a hedge at the edge of a field near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:14:06

235: Grand Union Canal Harborough arm in infrared

Grand Union Canal Harborough arm in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up the Grand Union Canal towards the bridge near Green Acres travellers' park and Forest Gate Ford, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:28:00

236: Narrowboats in infrared

Narrowboats in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

House boats are moored along the sides of the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:36:21

237: Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough (infrared)

Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough (infrared) from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south along the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:46:39

238: Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough (IR visible)

Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough (IR visible) from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south along the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using a camera sensitive to both visible and infrared light.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 11:48:10

239: Knoll Street, Market Harborough in infrared

Knoll Street, Market Harborough in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south-west along Knoll Street in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 12:02:10

240: Knoll Street, Market Harborough in infrared

Knoll Street, Market Harborough in infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south-west along Knoll Street in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using an Infrared filter, capturing light in the 720-1000nm range, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-02 12:02:49

241: Path across ploughed field near Great Bowden

Path across ploughed field near Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north along a path through a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:03:20

242: Path across ploughed field near Great Bowden

Path across ploughed field near Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north over a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:10:23

243: Autumnal trees, Grand Union Canal

Autumnal trees, Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up the canal towpath alongside the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, in Leicestershire, England. Further up the path can be seen the Mews buildings of Great Bowden Hall, now converted to apartments.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:07:36

244: Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm

Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east along the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, between Market Harborough and Great Bowden, in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:11:24

245: Grand Union Canal Harborough arm in autumn, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England.

Grand Union Canal Harborough arm in autumn, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal in autumn.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:13:22

246: Trees

Trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking up at a patch of trees growing on a bank alongside the Grand Union Canal, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:17:16

247: Overgrown mooring, Grand Union Canal

Overgrown mooring, Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An overgrown mooring area on the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. The trees growing nearby are starting to change colour as autumn advances.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 17:15:35

248: Ploughed field between Harborough and Great Bowden

Ploughed field between Harborough and Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south along a path over a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:11:13

249: Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough

Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along a wooded patch of the Grand Union canal, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:16:02

250: Ploughed field between Harborough and Great Bowden

Ploughed field between Harborough and Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south along a path over a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:12:29

251: Old Golden Wonder Building under redevelopment

Old Golden Wonder Building under redevelopment from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Edinburgh House, the old Golden Wonder Headquarters on Abbey Road in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. The building is currently (October 2010) under redevelopment, being converted into offices, shops, restaurants and a Travelodge hotel.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:15:00

252: North end of the High Street, Market Harborough

North end of the High Street, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northwest up the High Street in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:16:21

253: Old telephone cabinet

Old telephone cabinet from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old telephone cabinet with peeling green paint, located near the Congregational Church on the High Street, Market Harborough.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:17:50

254: Congregational Church side door, Market Harborough

Congregational Church side door, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A side entrance to the Congregational Church building on Bowden Lane in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

The Independent chapel was built at the north end of High Street / west end of Bowden Lane in 1844, and a large hall was built behind the chapel in 1875.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:19:20

255: White van outside house

White van outside house from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A white LDV van outside a house on Burnmill Road in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK. An old plastic seat has been placed in front of the front door of the house, and a sign next to the door reads "WRIGHT'S".

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:22:35

256: Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden

Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north across fields between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:34:18

257: Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden

Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north across fields between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:42:03

258: Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden

Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north across fields between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

The photograph was taken using visible light, ultraviolet and infrared light.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:45:51

259: Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden

Countryside between Harborough and Great Bowden from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north across fields between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

The photograph was taken using infrared light, invisible to the naked eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:49:07

260: Grassy field B&W infrared

Grassy field B&W infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southeast across a field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, UK. The photograph was taken using infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:57:09

261: Fields between Harborough and Great Bowden in IR

Fields between Harborough and Great Bowden in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking across the fields towards Great Bowden from the north of Market harborough, in Leicestershire, England. The photograph was taken using infrared light.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 14:58:53

262: Ploughed field and cloudy sky in IR

Ploughed field and cloudy sky in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

The photo was taken using infrared light with a wavelength in the 720nm - 1000nm range.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:02:40

263: Ploughed field and cloudy sky in IR

Ploughed field and cloudy sky in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, England.

The photo was taken using infrared light with a wavelength in the 720nm - 1000nm range.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:05:41

264: Cirrus clouds and ploughed field in IR

Cirrus clouds and ploughed field in IR from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north over a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, UK.

The photo was taken using infrared light with a wavelength between 720nm and 1000nm, invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:06:27

265: Countryside in cherry coke

Countryside in cherry coke from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north over a ploughed field between Market Harborough and Great Bowden in Leicestershire, UK.

The photograph was taken using infrared light, wich is invisible to the human eye.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 15:07:06

266: Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm in Infrared

Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm in Infrared from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southwest along the canal towpath of the Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:07:41

267: Light in the woods

Light in the woods from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A shaft of sunlight lights up nettles and cobwebs, in a patch of woodland just off the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:27:03

268: Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm

Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Trees grow alongside the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, near Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:31:59

269: Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm

Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Trees growing alongside the Grand Union Canal, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:34:21

270: Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm

Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southwest along the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:36:51

271: Concrete bridge, Grand Union Canal

Concrete bridge, Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Spiders webs underneath a bridge shine in the sunlight, on the Grand Union Canal, neat Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:40:20

272: Corrugated sheet building by the Grand Union Canal

Corrugated sheet building by the Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The back of a corrugated sheet building behind Kirby Agricultural on Leicester Road in Market Harborough. The building juts out against the edge of the Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:45:26

273: Corrugated sheet building by the Grand Union Canal

Corrugated sheet building by the Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The back of a corrugated sheet building located behind the Kirby Agricultural premises on Leicester Road in Market Harborough. The building extends up to the edge of the Harborough Arm of the Grand Union Canal.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:46:24

274: Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm

Grand Union Canal Harborough Arm from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southeast down the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:48:00

275: Clouds and trees

Clouds and trees from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Clouds float in the blue sky above trees in autumn colours below, just off the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:49:20

276: Field by the Grand Union Canal, Harborough

Field by the Grand Union Canal, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A shire horse stands in a field next to the Grand Union Canal, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:51:37

277: Field by the Grand Union Canal, Harborough

Field by the Grand Union Canal, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A shire horse stands in a field next to the Grand Union Canal, near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:52:09

278: Shire horse in field

Shire horse in field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A shire horse stands in a field next to the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:52:18

279: Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough

Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The narrow footbridge, bridge #14 over the Grand Union Canal near Market Harborough, in Leicestershire, England. Narrowboats are moored in the area near the bridge.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:53:21

280: House and Narrowboat, Grand Union Canal

House and Narrowboat, Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A narrowboat is moored outside a house on the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:54:32

281: House and Narrowboat, Harborough

House and Narrowboat, Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A narrowboat is moored outside a house on the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:55:12

282: Boat and reflection, Grand Union Canal

Boat and reflection, Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A small boat moored on the Grand Union Canal is reflected in the canal's water, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:55:43

283: Garden steps

Garden steps from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Steps up from the canal edge in a garden of a house along the edge of the Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough arm.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 16:57:55

284: Thin clouds above house

Thin clouds above house from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking across the Grand Union Canal towards the back garden of a house in the Woodlands, Market Harborough. The blue sky above the house is permeated with thin white clouds.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 17:05:47

285: Boat moored on the Grand Union Canal

Boat moored on the Grand Union Canal from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A boat is moored on the Grand Union Canal, next to the back garden of a house in The Woodlands, Market Harborough.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 17:07:52

286: Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough

Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southeast along the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 17:09:51

287: Hedge and Autumnal tree

Hedge and Autumnal tree from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A doorway is cut into the hedge of a garden that backs onto the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, Leicestershire. To the right of the doorway a tree grows out of the hedge, while other trees in the garden are in autumn colours.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 17:16:37

288: Doorway and tree trunk in hedge

Doorway and tree trunk in hedge from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking through the doorway carved into a hedge into the back garden of a house in The Woodlands, Market Harborough. The back gardens of most houses in The Woodlands back onto the Harborough arm of the Grand Union Canal.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 17:18:16

289: Autumnal tree

Autumnal tree from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A tree in autumn yellow colour growing alongside the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-07 17:19:53

290: Frosty ploughed field at sunrise

Frosty ploughed field at sunrise from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east across a ploughed field as the sun rises on a frosty October morning, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-21 07:50:04

291: Sunrise over ploughed field, Market Harborough

Sunrise over ploughed field, Market Harborough from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun rises over a frosty ploughed field on a cold October morning in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-10-21 07:59:38

292: Sunrise over Harborough from Lubenham Hill

Sunrise over Harborough from Lubenham Hill from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east towards Market Harborough from Lubenham Hill at sunrise, in Leicestershire, England. The houses at the bottom of the field are part of the recently built (December 2009) Copper Trees development.

Date taken: 2010-10-22 07:56:54

293: Sunset and black plastic wrapped haybale

Sunset and black plastic wrapped haybale from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun sets over a hay field with a black plastic wrapped haybale in the foreground, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-10-21 17:51:29

294: Sunset over ridge and furrow field

Sunset over ridge and furrow field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun sets over a medieval ridge and furrow field between Market Harborough and Lubenham, in Leicestershire, UK. Today the field is used for growing hay, a stack of black plastic wrapped haybales can be seen further up the field.

Date taken: 2010-10-21 17:53:35

295: Storage tanks at JELD-WEN, Melton Mowbray

Storage tanks at JELD-WEN, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Storage tanks outside a JELD-WEN building used for making stair components in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:34:54

296: Bentley Street, Melton Mowbray

Bentley Street, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The view south down Bentley Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:37:09

297: Sherrard Street, Melton Mowbray

Sherrard Street, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbray as people do their shopping. To the right can be seen the Dim-sum Chinese takeaway, Brewsters Fruitiers, an RSPCA Charity shop, and Family Butchers.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:40:00

298: Sherrard Street, Melton Mowbray

Sherrard Street, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east along Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. Various shops in Bowley Court, a shopping area off from Sherrard Street, have signs put out on the pavement to advertise themselves.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:43:10

299: Brooksby Melton College King Street Building, Melton Mowbray

Brooksby Melton College King Street Building, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Brooksby Melton College King Street Building on King Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.

The college offers a range of performing arts courses, covering singing, acting, dancing, and musical theatre.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:54:11

300: Derek Jones Butchers, Melton Mowbray

Derek Jones Butchers, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Derek Jones Family Butcher shop on King Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. Melton Mowbray is famous for its Pork Pies, and promotes itself as the "Rural Capital of Food".

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:54:51

301: Regal Cinema, Melton Mowbray

Regal Cinema, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Regal Cinema on King Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The cinema, featuring an art-deco frontage, was built in 1937, and is still actively used as a cinema today.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:55:27

302: The Bell Shopping Centre, Melton Mowbray

The Bell Shopping Centre, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Bell Shopping Centre is a covered shopping area in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.

One end of the shopping centre backs onto a car park off St Mary's Road (shown here), while the other end comes out on Nottingham Street in the town centre.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:56:53

303: Inside the Bell Centre, Melton Mowbray

Inside the Bell Centre, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along the Bell Shopping Centre in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK. The covered shopping centre comes out on Nottingham Street, one of the main shopping streets in Melton Mowbray.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:58:57

304: Inside the Bell Centre, Melton Mowbray

Inside the Bell Centre, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking east along the Bell shopping centre in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:59:18

305: Market Place, Melton Mowbray

Market Place, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Benches behind market stalls in Market Place, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.

Melton Mowbray was listed as Leicestershire's only town with a market in the 1086 Domesday book. It has been a market town for over 1000 years, and has the third oldest market in England.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:02:25

306: The Black Swan, Melton Mowbray

The Black Swan, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Black Swan pub on Sherrard Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:48:54

307: King Street Art, Melton Mowbray

King Street Art, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

This wall piece depicts Melton's most well known buildings and features, celebrating the history of Melton Mowbray.

The King Street Art wall piece was commissioned by Melton Borough Council, and designed and constructed by Ben Coode-Adams. It was completed on 24th September 2007.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:02:45

308: Dickinson & Morris Pork Pie and Sausage shops, Melton Mowbray

Dickinson & Morris Pork Pie and Sausage shops, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Dickinson & Morris Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe on Nottingham Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. To the right of the Pork Pie shop is the Dickinson & Morris Sausage Shop and the Half Moon pub.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:00:20

309: Windsor Street, Melton Mowbray

Windsor Street, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north up Windsor Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The eastern side of Windsor Street features a line of bus-stops, while the western side has a range of shops including Kate's Book shop, County Crafts, Loros Hospice charity shop, and Simply Hair.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:42:09

310: Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, Melton Mowbray

Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The Dickinson and Morris Pork Pie shop on Nottingham Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.

Dickinson & Morris is both the oldest pork pie bakery and the last remaining producer of Melton Mowbray pork pies based in the town centre, having been baking pork pies at Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe since 1851.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:00:39

311: Nottingham Street, Melton Mowbray

Nottingham Street, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north along Nottingham Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK. Nottingham Street is one of the main shopping streets in Melton Mowbray.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:59:45

312: Partially constructed building, Melton Mowbray

Partially constructed building, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A partially constructed building at the corner of King Street and Windsor Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.

A brown tourist sign attached to the lamp-post outside the building points the way to the 'Pork Pie Shoppe', Melton Mowbray is famous for its Pork Pies.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:05:31

313: JELD-WEN stair workshop, Melton Mowbray

JELD-WEN stair workshop, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A man takes a piece of joinery into the stair workshop at the JELD-WEN premises in Melton Mowbray, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:10:48

314: Woodland in Melton Country Park

Woodland in Melton Country Park from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northeast through a patch of woodland in Melton Country Park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.

The 137 acre Melton Country Park is just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Melton Mowbray, and features sports facilities, play areas, and a series of lakes.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:57:58

315: Seeding thistles, Melton Country Park

Seeding thistles, Melton Country Park from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Seeding thistles growing by the edge of the central lake at Melton Country Park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.

The 137 acre Melton Country Park is just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Melton Mowbray, and features a series of lakes, sports facilities, and play areas.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:42:03

316: Melton Country Park, Melton Mowbray

Melton Country Park, Melton Mowbray from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north from the southern tip of Melton Country Park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The 137 acre park is just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Melton Mowbray, and features sports facilities, play areas, and a series of lakes.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:14:01

317: Melton Country Park Central Lake

Melton Country Park Central Lake from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north over the main lake in Melton Country Park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK.

Just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Melton Mowbray, the 137 acre park features a series of lakes, sports facilities, and play areas.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:45:00

318: Central Lake, Melton Country Park

Central Lake, Melton Country Park from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across the central lake of Melton Country Park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.

The 137 acre Melton Country Park is just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Melton Mowbray, and features a series of lakes, sports facilities, and play areas.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:47:18

319: Mute Swan, Melton Country Park

Mute Swan, Melton Country Park from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A mute swan at Melton Country Park in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England.

Description adapted from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_Swan):

The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan, native to much of Europe and Asia. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species.

The Mute Swan is wholly white in plumage with an orange bill bordered with black, and can be recognised by its pronounced knob atop the bill.

Adults of this large swan range from 125 to 170 centimetres (49 to 67 in) long with a 200 to 240 centimetres (79 to 94 in) wingspan. They may stand over 120 centimetres (47 in) tall on land. Males are larger than females and have a larger knob on their bill.

The Mute Swan is one of the heaviest flying birds, with males (known as cobs) averaging about 12 kilograms (26 lb) and the slightly smaller females (known as pens) weighing about 9 kilograms (20 lb). An unusually big Polish cob weighed almost 23 kilograms (51 lb), surpassing the longer-bodied Trumpeter Swan to make it the heaviest waterfowl ever recorded.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:49:33

320: Old railway bridge, Melton Country Park

Old railway bridge, Melton Country Park from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

An old railway bridge in Melton Country Park, Melton Mowbray, UK.

The old railway line between Melton and Scalford, closed in 1953, runs through the centre of the park, and is now used as a footpath.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:54:05

321: Preparing grass for baling, Melton Country Park

Preparing grass for baling, Melton Country Park from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A tractor moves cut grass into rows, ready for baling, in Melton Country Park, Melton Mowbray, UK.

Coloured balls are attached to the power lines running over the field to try and make them more visible and so prevent birds flying into them.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 12:55:21

322: Resting cattle

Resting cattle from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Cows and calves rest in a field near the village of Scalford in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:35:03

323: Resting cattle, Scalford

Resting cattle, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Cows and calves rest in a field near the village of Scalford in Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today. In 2009, cattle became the first livestock animal to have its genome mapped.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:35:27

324: Track through ploughed field, Scalford

Track through ploughed field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A track runs through a ploughed field near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK. After the harvest in August, ploughed fields are a common site in September, ready for the planting of next years crop.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:37:13

325: Ploughed field near Scalford

Ploughed field near Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-east across a ploughed field near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK. Ploughed fields are a common sight across the UK in September, as fields harvested in August are prepared for the planting of next years crop.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:40:09

326: Walking across a ploughed field

Walking across a ploughed field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking across a ploughed field near Scalford, Leicestershire, UK.

In September many farmers are ploughing their fields in preparation for planting next year's crop. Unfortunately any traces of a footpath across the field are removed as a result, and traversing the field across lumps of sod is not as easy as a flat footpath.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:40:42

327: Green fields near Scalford

Green fields near Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south-west across green fields towards farm buildings and houses from a field near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:54:32

328: Footpath across harvested field, Scalford

Footpath across harvested field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A footpath runs across a harvested field near Scalford, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:57:09

329: Harvested field and tree, Scalford

Harvested field and tree, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A tree stands as part of a hedge separating two fields near Scalford, Leicestershire, UK. The harvested field will likely be ploughed soon (being mid September) to make way for next year's crop.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:00:37

330: Ploughed field and tree, Scalford

Ploughed field and tree, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The edge of a ploughed field between Scalford and Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK. In September the majority of fields are ploughed in preparation for planting next year's crop.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:01:02

331: Walking across a ploughed field near Scalford

Walking across a ploughed field near Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking across a ploughed field between Scalford and Goadby Marwood, in Leicestershire, UK.

Many fields are ploughed in September as farmers prepare for planting next year's crop. Unfortunately a ploughed field is much more difficult to walk across than a footpath, and it can be hard to see where a footpath leads when it has been ploughed up with the rest of the field.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:02:04

332: Harvested field, Scalford

Harvested field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A harvested field between Scalford and Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:05:28

333: Farm track off Eastwell Road, Scalford

Farm track off Eastwell Road, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west up a track towards Eastwell Road, Scalford, Leicestershire, UK. The track leads to a small farm, and despite its narrow width, is used by HGVs that visit the farm.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:08:05

334: Farm track off Eastwell Road, Scalford

Farm track off Eastwell Road, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west up a track that connects a small farm to Eastwell Road, between Goadby Marwood and Scalford, Leicestershire, UK. Despite its narrow width, the track is used by HGVs that visit the farm.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:08:35

335: Ploughed field, Scalford

Ploughed field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a ploughed field between Scalford and Wycomb, in Leicestershire, UK. In the distance can be seen harvested fields, likely soon to be ploughed over too.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:54:32

336: Cumulus clouds and countryside

Cumulus clouds and countryside from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Fluffy cumulus clouds float over the fields between Wycomb and Scalford, in Leicestershire, UK on a warm September day.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:00:28

337: Old railway bridge near Scalford

Old railway bridge near Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west across a harvested field towards an old railway bridge, near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK. The Midland Railway line to Holwell used to run under the bridge, until it was closed in the 1960s.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:01:40

338: Harvested field and old railway bridge, Scalford

Harvested field and old railway bridge, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northwest across a harvested field near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK. In the distance can be seen an old railway bridge that ran over the Midland Railway line to Holwell.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:04:52

339: Ploughed fields, Scalford

Ploughed fields, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west over ploughed fields near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK. In September ploughed fields are a common sight across the UK as farmers prepare their fields for planting next year's crops.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:07:16

340: Ploughed fields near Scalford

Ploughed fields near Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Ploughed fields near Scalford, in Leicestershire, UK. In the Autumn many farmers are ploughing their fields and preparing them for planting next year's crops.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:09:06

341: Track through ploughed field, Scalford

Track through ploughed field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking south-west along a track through a ploughed field near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:10:16

342: Track through ploughed field, Scalford

Track through ploughed field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking south-west along a track through a ploughed field near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:10:23

343: Track through ploughed field, Scalford

Track through ploughed field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking south-west along a track through a ploughed field near Scalford in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:10:28

344: Blue sky and ploughed field, Scalford

Blue sky and ploughed field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north-west across a ploughed field near Scalford, in Leicestershire, UK. In the Autumn many fields are ploughed as farmers prepare for planting next year's crops.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:11:38

345: Cow and calf, Scalford

Cow and calf, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A cow and calf pose in a field near Scalford, Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):

Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius.

Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:13:31

346: Cow and calf, Scalford

Cow and calf, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A cow and calf pose in a field near Scalford, Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle):

Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius.

Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:13:34

347: Crows over harvested field, Scalford

Crows over harvested field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Crows take flight over a harvested field between Scalford, Wycomb, and Goadby Marwood, in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:01:19

348: Fields and farm, Scalford

Fields and farm, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southeast towards across a ploughed field towards a farm between the villages of Wycomb and Scalford, in Leicestershire, UK.

Sheep, presumably escaped from a nearby field, rest around the edges of the ploughed field.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:09:46

349: Green and beige fields, Scalford

Green and beige fields, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across grass fields and yellow harvested fields, near the villages of Wycomb and Scalford in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:56:20

350: Old railway bridge and harvested field, Scalford

Old railway bridge and harvested field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The view north-west across a harvested field between Scalford and Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK. In the distance can be seen an old railway bridge.

Midland Railway used to run a line towards Holwell that ran under the bridge, but the line closed in the 1960s when the Ironstone mine at Holwell closed.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:04:56

351: Ploughed field near Scalford

Ploughed field near Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Tractor tracks run across a ploughed field between Scalford and Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:03:40

352: Sun and field, Scalford

Sun and field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a field with the sun in the sky above, between Scalford and Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire, UK. In the distance can be seen the 309 metre tall Waltham Transmitter mast.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:57:35

353: Sun over ploughed field near Scalford

Sun over ploughed field near Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The shines brightly in the sky above a ploughed field between Scalford and Goadby Marwood in Leicestershire, UK. During Autumn many fields are ploughed as farmers prepare the fields for planting next year's crops.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 10:04:27

354: Sun and ploughed field, Scalford

Sun and ploughed field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

The sun shines down on a ploughed field below, near Scalford in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 09:38:40

355: Track across grass field, Scalford

Track across grass field, Scalford from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west along a small track running across a grass field at the north of the village of Scalford in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-09-17 11:15:56

356: Field of oilseed rape

Field of oilseed rape from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Rapeseed (Brassica napus), also known as rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed and (in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola) is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name derives from the Latin for turnip, r?pum or r?pa, and is first recorded in English at the end of the 14th century. Older writers usually distinguished the turnip and rape by the adjectives round and long(-rooted) respectively. See also Brassica napobrassica, which may be considered a variety of Brassica napus. Some botanists include the closely related Brassica campestris within B. napus. (See Triangle of U).

In agriculture, canola are certain varieties of rapeseed oil, or the oil produced from those varieties. Canola is a trademark for a hybrid variety of rape initially bred in Canada. Rapeseed oil was produced in the 19th century as a source of a lubricant for steam engines, and the oil has a bitter taste due to high levels of acids. Canola has been bred to reduce the amount of acid, yielding a more palatable oil.

Rapeseed is grown for the production of animal feed, vegetable oil for human consumption, and biodiesel; leading producers include the European Union, Canada, the United States, Australia, China and India. In India, it is grown on 13% of cropped land. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, rapeseed was the third leading source of vegetable oil in the world in 2000, after soybean and oil palm, and also the world's second leading source of protein meal, although only one-fifth of the production of the leading soybean meal.

World production is growing rapidly, with FAO reporting that 36 million tonnes of rapeseed was produced in the 2003-2004 season, and 46 million tonnes in 2004-2005. In Europe, rapeseed is primarily cultivated for animal feed, owing to its very high lipid and medium protein content, and is a leading option for Europeans to avoid importation of genetically modified organism (GMO) products.

Natural rapeseed oil contains 50% erucic acid. Wild type seeds also contain high levels of glucosinolates (mustard oil glucosindes), chemical compounds that significantly lowered the nutritional value of rape seed press cakes for animal feed. Canola, originally a syncopated form of the abbreviation "Can.O., L-A." (Canadian Oilseed, Low-Acid) that was used by the Manitoba government to label the seed during its experimental stages, is now a tradename for "double low" (low erucic acid and low glucosinolate) rapeseed. Sometimes the "Canola-quality" label is affixed to other varieties as well.

The rapeseed is the valuable, harvested component of the crop. The crop is also grown as a winter-cover crop. It provides good coverage of the soil in winter, and limits nitrogen run-off. The plant is ploughed back in the soil or used as bedding. On some ecological or organic operations, livestock such as sheep or cattle are allowed to graze on the plants.

Processing of rapeseed for oil production provides rapeseed animal meal as a by-product. The by-product is a high-protein animal feed, competitive with soya. The feed is mostly employed for cattle feeding, but also for pigs and chickens (though less valuable for these). The meal has a very low content of the glucosinolates responsible for metabolism disruption in cattle and pigs. Rapeseed "oil cake" is also used as a fertilizer in China, and may be used for ornamentals, such as Bonsai, as well.

Rapeseed leaves and stems are also edible, similar to those of the related bok choy or kale. Some varieties of rapeseed (called ??, yóu cài, lit. "oil vegetable" in Chinese; yau choy in Cantonese; c?i d?u in Vietnamese; phak kat kan khao [?????????????] in Thai; and nanohana [???] in Japanese) are sold as greens, primarily in Asian groceries, including those in California where it is known as yao choy or tender greens. They are eaten as sag (spinach) in Indian and Nepalese cuisine, usually stir-fried with salt, garlic and spices.

Rapeseed is a heavy nectar producer, and honeybees produce a light colored, but peppery honey from it. It must be extracted immediately after processing is finished, as it will quickly granulate in the honeycomb and will be impossible to extract. The honey is usually blended with milder honeys, if used for table use, or sold as bakery grade. Rapeseed growers contract with beekeepers for the pollination of the crop.

Description from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_napus

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:32:36

357: Footpath through woodland

Footpath through woodland from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking northwest down a footpath through a small patch of woodland between the villages of Scraptoft, Keyham, and Houghton on the Hill in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:28:54

358: Green fields

Green fields from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across fields towards the Sports Ground on Covert Lane, Scraptoft in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:19:10

359: Old railway line near Scraptoft

Old railway line near Scraptoft from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southwest down the old Leicester branch line of the Great Northern Railway near Scraptoft in Leceistershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:38:12

360: Way out of the woods

Way out of the woods from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Steps lead up a bank to a field from the old railway line near Scraptoft in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-05-05 11:39:10

361: Horse in field

Horse in field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A horse browses a grassy field near Withcote in Leicestershire, England.

Date taken: 2010-06-12 09:49:30

362: Horses in field near Withcote

Horses in field near Withcote from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Horses and sheep browse the grass on a hill near the small town of Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-06-12 09:48:57

363: Track through field of sheep

Track through field of sheep from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A muddy track leads northeast along the edge of a field of sheep near the hamlet of Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-06-12 09:53:06

364: Sheep in green field

Sheep in green field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Sheep stand in a field between the hamlet of Withcote and village of Braunston-in-Rutland, around the border between Rutland and Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_sheep):

Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used of any animal, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.

Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. In the modern era, Australia, New Zealand, the southern and central South American nations, and the British Isles are most closely associated with sheep production.

Sheep-raising has a large lexicon of unique terms which vary considerably by region and dialect. Use of the word sheep began in Middle English as a derivation of the Old English word sc?ap; it is both the singular and plural name for the animal. A group of sheep is called a flock, herd or mob. Adult female sheep are referred to as ewes, intact males as rams or occasionally tups, castrated males as wethers, and younger sheep as lambs. Many other specific terms for the various life stages of sheep exist, generally related to lambing, shearing, and age.

Being a key animal in the history of farming, sheep have a deeply entrenched place in human culture, and find representation in much modern language and symbology. As livestock, sheep are most-often associated with pastoral, Arcadian imagery. Sheep figure in many mythologies - such as the Golden Fleece—and major religions, especially the Abrahamic traditions. In both ancient and modern religious ritual, sheep are used as sacrificial animals.

Date taken: 2010-06-12 12:12:23

365: Sheep in green field

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Sheep stand in a field between the hamlet of Withcote and village of Braunston-in-Rutland, around the border between Rutland and Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_sheep):

Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used of any animal, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.

Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. In the modern era, Australia, New Zealand, the southern and central South American nations, and the British Isles are most closely associated with sheep production.

Sheep-raising has a large lexicon of unique terms which vary considerably by region and dialect. Use of the word sheep began in Middle English as a derivation of the Old English word sc?ap; it is both the singular and plural name for the animal. A group of sheep is called a flock, herd or mob. Adult female sheep are referred to as ewes, intact males as rams or occasionally tups, castrated males as wethers, and younger sheep as lambs. Many other specific terms for the various life stages of sheep exist, generally related to lambing, shearing, and age.

Being a key animal in the history of farming, sheep have a deeply entrenched place in human culture, and find representation in much modern language and symbology. As livestock, sheep are most-often associated with pastoral, Arcadian imagery. Sheep figure in many mythologies - such as the Golden Fleece—and major religions, especially the Abrahamic traditions. In both ancient and modern religious ritual, sheep are used as sacrificial animals.

Date taken: 2010-06-12 12:12:27

366: Sheep in green field

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Sheep stand in a field between the hamlet of Withcote and village of Braunston-in-Rutland, around the border between Rutland and Leicestershire, UK.

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_sheep):

Sheep are most likely descended from the wild mouflon of Europe and Asia. One of the earliest animals to be domesticated for agricultural purposes, sheep are raised for fleece, meat (lamb, hogget or mutton) and milk. A sheep's wool is the most widely used of any animal, and is usually harvested by shearing. Ovine meat is called lamb when from younger animals and mutton when from older ones. Sheep continue to be important for wool and meat today, and are also occasionally raised for pelts, as dairy animals, or as model organisms for science.

Sheep husbandry is practised throughout the majority of the inhabited world, and has been fundamental to many civilizations. In the modern era, Australia, New Zealand, the southern and central South American nations, and the British Isles are most closely associated with sheep production.

Sheep-raising has a large lexicon of unique terms which vary considerably by region and dialect. Use of the word sheep began in Middle English as a derivation of the Old English word sc?ap; it is both the singular and plural name for the animal. A group of sheep is called a flock, herd or mob. Adult female sheep are referred to as ewes, intact males as rams or occasionally tups, castrated males as wethers, and younger sheep as lambs. Many other specific terms for the various life stages of sheep exist, generally related to lambing, shearing, and age.

Being a key animal in the history of farming, sheep have a deeply entrenched place in human culture, and find representation in much modern language and symbology. As livestock, sheep are most-often associated with pastoral, Arcadian imagery. Sheep figure in many mythologies - such as the Golden Fleece—and major religions, especially the Abrahamic traditions. In both ancient and modern religious ritual, sheep are used as sacrificial animals.

Date taken: 2010-06-12 12:12:47

367: Horses in field, Withcote Hall Stud

Horses in field, Withcote Hall Stud from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Horses rest in a field making up part of Withcote Hall Stud in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 09:39:04

368: Horses in field, Withcote Hall Stud

Horses in field, Withcote Hall Stud from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Horses rest in a field making up part of Withcote Hall Stud in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 09:39:10

369: Horses in field, Withcote Hall Stud

Horses in field, Withcote Hall Stud from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Horses rest in a field making up part of Withcote Hall Stud in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 09:42:47

370: Grassy field, Withcote

Grassy field, Withcote from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southwest across a grassy field towards the farm at Withcote, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 09:45:38

371: Grassy field, Withcote

Grassy field, Withcote from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across a grassy field towards the farm at Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 09:51:19

372: Hay field and fluffy clouds

Hay field and fluffy clouds from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking north across a hay field between Withcote and Knossington in Leicestershire, UK

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:01:45

373: Walking across a hay field

Walking across a hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Walking across a hay field between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:02:47

374: Grassy field

Grassy field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking southeast across a hay field between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:04:53

375: Footprints in grass

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Footprints in the long grass of a hay field between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:05:50

376: Lush green field

Lush green field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking west across a lush green field of grass and clover between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:09:39

377: Tree in hay field

Tree in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A large tree stands alone in the middle of a hay field between Knossington and Withcote, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:12:37

378: Tree in hay field

Tree in hay field from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A large tree stands alone in the middle of a hay field between Knossington and Withcote, Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:12:51

379: Trough in field of sheep

Trough in field of sheep from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across a field of sheep between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:50:18

380: Bulls in field, Withcote Hall Stud

Bulls in field, Withcote Hall Stud from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Bulls and horses mix in a field making up part of Withcote Hall Stud in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 09:41:12

381: Trough in field of sheep

Trough in field of sheep from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

Looking south across a field of sheep between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:50:39

382: Plough in shed

Plough in shed from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com

A piece of farm equipment used for ploughing fields is stored in a shed between Knossington and Withcote in Leicestershire, UK.

Date taken: 2010-08-30 10:57:09

383: Farm track

Farm track from http://www.davidkennardphotography.com