I'm lucky that I live in the 3-Counties area of Berkshire, Surrey and Hampshire. Within a short distance from my home I can walk in forest (Bracknell Forest), around lakes and along the river banks.
An early riser every day, I often get out just before the sun rises.
It was on one of these walks that I captured this sunrise over the Balancing Pond located within the Sandhurst Memorial Park in Berkshire. (Parking Available)
The pond leads you to Shepherd Meadows in the south of the town on the River Blackwater.
Shepherd Meadows (just behind the trees as the sun rises) consists of 40 hectares (100 acres) of wet meadows and woodlands that is important for its nature conservation.
The Balancing Pond at Sandhurst Memorial Park is a 28 hectare (69 acre) site that is a premier location for recreation in the borough.
Sunset over the Holmethorpe Lagoons Nature reserve near Merstham in the English county of Surrey.
Winter and a frozen Horseshoe Lake in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.
The lake is a favourite among those that live in Sandhurst and Yateley who have an abundance of lakes and forest in the area.
Sunrise reflections onto the water in Yateley Green Pond, Yateley, in the English county of Hampshire.
Sunrise and Mist over the Balancing Pond located within Sandhurst Memorial Park in Sandhurst, Berkshire in England.
The balancing pond is a term used in the U.K. describing an element of an urban drainage system used to control flooding by temporarily storing flood waters. The term balancing pond is also used, though typically for smaller storage facilities for streams and brooks.
Early winter morning along the banks of the Blackwater River running through Shepherd Meadows in Sandhurst in Berkshire, England
A winter sunrise at the balancing pond within Sandhurst Memorial Park in Sandhurst, Berkshire. in England.