Another Local Nature Reserve:
A while back while walking along Whitworth Road in the north of Swindon I noticed an intriguing looking track called Blackthorn Lane. Today I made my way there and followed my feet; what a lovely surprise, it came out into Seven Fields Nature Reserve. This is literally seven fields set aside between the residential areas of Penhill and Haydon Wick. Hedgerows still burgeoning with elderberries and hawthorn berries dividing the meadows up, it is a place frequented by dog walkers.
http://www.swindon.gov.uk/print/leisure-naturereservessevenfieldsToday as summer wanes, the meadow grass was being cut by a large municipal grass cutter - it must have been lovely a few days ago with wild grasses in abundance. I wandered through small copses and crossed a stream which no doubt feeds into the river Ray at some point.
The meadow grass 
Marsh reeds waving gently in the breeze
Blackthorn Lane - leading from Whitworth Road to Seven Fields Nature Reserve 