Community-run charity who own and manage Spa Ponds Nature Reserve in Mansfield
Then and now
Mark Fretwell took a decade of photos of Pond 1 from 2013 – 2023, and a selection of these are included below. As part of the Spa Ponds Heritage Project FTNCG’s Dennis Platts began the process of creating ‘now’ photos for our selection of historic photos of the nature reserve. This project is ongoing, helping us track the changes to the site over the years. Photographer location point shown with a black oval. Do you have old photos of Spa Ponds? Please Email us at spa.ponds@gmail.com!
Contributing photographers: Dennis Platts, Mark Fretwell, Kate Buckley, Tim King, Tony Davison (from his 1995 Clean-up of Spa Ponds), Josh Dowen, Jeff Smith, and James Hill. Last updated: 11th November 2024.
Pond 1 (southmost pond closest to Clipstone Drive)
(1a) South side of Pond 1 looking north over Pond 1 (1986-2024)
22nd March 1986 (Kate)4th March 2017 (Dennis)17th March 2023 (Dennis)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(1b) North side of Pond 1 looking south over Pond 1 (1995-2024)
April 1995 (Tony) – Different angle13th January 2013 (Mark)16th June 2015 (Mark)17th June 2017 (Mark)1st June 2018 (Mark)9th June 2019 (Mark)14th June 2020 (Mark)20th June 2021 (Mark)8th May 2022 (Mark)23rd June 2024 (Josh)
(2) North side of Pond 1 looking north over the stream to Pond 2 (1999-2024)
9th February 2019 (Josh)14th November 2019 (Phil)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18 March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(3a) Pond 2 looking north from reeds in south of Pond 2 (2023-2024)
15th February 2023 (Dennis)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(3b) Pond 2 looking north from east bank (2020-2024)
8th November 2020 (Dennis)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(4) Pond 2 north eastern corner looking south / south-west (1996-2024)
11th November 1996 (Mansfield CHAD)10th May 2017 (Dennis)17th March 2023 (Dennis)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
4th June 2011 (Jeff) – Different angle24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(6a) South side of Pond 3 looking north over Pond 3 (1995-2024)
April 1995 (Tony) – Different angle24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(6b) Pond 3 from bridleway looking east at the ‘beach’ (2016-2024)
16th June 2016 (Tim)20th April 2019 (Dennis)12th August 2020 (Dennis)25th June 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(7) Looking south over Pond 3 from path between Ponds 3 and 4 (1986-2024)
22nd March 1986 (Kate)14th July 2007 (James)11th May 2015 (Tim)17th March 2017 (Dennis)21st September 2018 (Josh)4th June 2020 (Dennis)17th September 2020 (Dennis)29th November 2021 (Dennis) – Zoomed in24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(8) Pond 4 islands, looking north from path between Ponds 3 and 4 (1995-2024)
April 1995 (Tony) – Different angle22nd April 2010 (Josh)17th March 2023 (Dennis)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(10a) Pond 4 pipe to River Maun taken from path between Pond 4 and River Maun (1995-2024)
April 1995 (Tony)17th March 2023 (Dennis)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)
(10b) Pond 4 pipe to River Maun looking north from the bridleway to the west side of Pond 4 (1995-2024)
April 1995 (Tony)17th March 2023 (Dennis)24th May 2023 (Dennis)20th November 2023 (Dennis)3rd December 2023 (Dennis)18th March 2024 (Dennis)15th June 2024 (Dennis)13th August 2024 (Dennis)2nd November 2024 (Dennis)