Roding Valley lake & the Intone Stone RAF Chigwell.

Part of the lake just a nice scene.

A very nice walk around the Roding Valley Lake mid morning, a cold but sunny day shows the lake very busy with 2 Great- crested Grebes,12 Tufted Ducks, 4 Shoveler, 24 Gadwall,  over 50 Black-Headed Gulls, many Mute Swans, also the usual flock of Canada Geese on & off the lake, Coots, Moorhen, & a couple of Cormorants helping to fill the lake for a nice Autumn  scene.
A walk about in the nature reserve & I spot 9 Long-tailed Tits, 2 pretty Jays, a few Robins, Magpies everywhere, plenty of Crows, 2 Green Woodpeckers.
I carry on & walk up to the Intone stone that was made from pebbles by an American airman.
This had been a mystery for years as to what it was all about, but they now know the story behind the stone,

If you are interested enough & want to read about it I have put a photo of the history of the stone on here for you to read, they now know everything about this stone that was placed here in 1943, except the name of the airman that made it, I think that will always remain a mystery now.
                                                                                           

The stone itself, still bright after 70 years.