Gallery 2

A few shots from my collection.  

All these images are (c) Mark Scott 2006, all rights reserved. 

 

Dotterel on Two Lads Hill, Horwich, 5 May 1996

The Dotterel is a very rare visitor to England's high moorland. It is a wader with some odd characteristics: females outshine the males, and the birds appear tame, walking towards you if you stay still.

Dotterel on Two Lads Hill 5 May 1996

Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia "The Smoke that Thunders", November 2001

I took three days holiday during my teaching trip to Zambia to enable me to see the amazing spectacle that is the pride of Zambia.

The hotel Mark stayed at, by the Zambezi (73163 bytes)  My first view of Victoria Falls (142090 bytes)  Victoria Falls (90469 bytes)

Winter weather in Horwich, Christmas 2001

Horwich, where I live, is a small town near to Manchester and nearer to Bolton.  It's bounded to the north-west by lovely moorland areas and a string of scenic reservoirs.

Xmas 2001, from Rivington Pike looking down towards the Chinese Gardens (140876 bytes)  The Pigeon Tower, Xmas 2001 (214125 bytes)

Winter Wonderland: Chinese Gardens, Xmas 2001 (345106 bytes)  Ornamental pond, Chinese Gardens, Xmas 2001 (263482 bytes)  Sunlight playing on snow, Chinese Gardens, Xmas 2001 (241571 bytes)

New Year's Day 2002

These were taken on a lovely winter's day on the Winter Hill moors above Horwich.

Joe, Lyndon, Megan, Martin walking towards Two Lads 1/1/2002 (78378 bytes)  Martin with an icicle sword 1/1/2002 (26813 bytes)

Search and rescue dog training, August 2002

Search Dog Blue finds exercise casualty Ged Clarke in the marshy sedge on a SARDA search dog training exercise. 

Search dog Blue and Paul Baxendale near the find (82506 bytes)  The find is Ged Clarke, practice body for the morning (80455 bytes)

Solid fuel rocket launch, 4 January 2003

Sadly, this splendid rocket never flew again: a sudden wind change caused it to crash into the highest branches of a very tall Beech on its descent, complete with its payload: a nose-cone camera with film of the trip, never to be seen.

launchstill1_040103.jpg (44646 bytes)  First video   Second video

Bolton & Oldham Mountain Rescue Teams & Greater Manchester Fire Service

Tower Crane Rescue Exercise 21 September 2003

Stills, and rough-and-ready video footage is available below (filmed while I was undertaking the training) of an exercise to prepare team members for their commitment to being available via. callout to rescue any casualty from a tower crane or similar structure (e.g. scaffold, bridge etc.)
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Still Pictures: Click here for a page of still Tower Crane photographs.

Sea King training at RAF Leconfield, 4 April 2004

Click the thumbnail of the RAF Sea King below for a gallery of images taken during the Bolton Mountain Rescue Team training visit to the RAF Search and Rescue Squadron at leconfield.

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