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Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking toward Chitten Hill
©John Firth
Dist:0.3km<br/>Another view of the junction with traffic negotiating the almost blind turning on to the A35. Note the recent 50mph restriction
©Simon Palmer
Dist:0.3km<br/>A close-up of the finial from the original finger-post, giving location and grid reference details, which has been retained and affixed to standard modern signage. See [[1752524]] for the signpost as it looks now.
©Chris Downer
Dist:0.3km<br/>This is one of the most dangerous junctions in Dorset. The B3057 from Wareham to Blandford crosses a fast stretch of the A35 by a staggerered junction with limited visibility. Note the old top piece from the original finger post showing location and grid reference mounted atop the modern road sign
©Simon Palmer
Dist:0.3km<br/>A busy and hazardous crossroads at the northeast corner of Morden Park, which gives the junction its name. The slightly staggered junction of the B3075 along with the bend in the A35 at this point, hinders visibility in all directions. Today, there are temporary traffic lights governing the junction, although there is no sign of roadworks – so perhaps it's an experiment to see if lights would improve the junction's safety. Note that the modern signage retains the traditional finial from the original finger-post – giving location and grid reference. For a close-up of the finial, see [[1752525]].
©Chris Downer
Dist:0.4km<br/>The name refers to Morden Park which lies within Wareham Forest to the south of the A35 - i.e. within the wooded area ahead
©John Lamper
Dist:0.4km<br/>These large barns can be seen from the A35 near Slepe. The trees in the distance on the left are in Whitmore Bottom.
©Nigel Mykura
Dist:0.7km<br/>This maize field is just north of the A35 on Quarr hill.
©Nigel Mykura
Dist:0.7km<br/>This bee was visiting a thistle in a maize field just off the A35 at Quarr Hill.
©Nigel Mykura
Dist:0.9km<br/>Morden Park Lake is fed by the Sherford River and water from the upper part runs into the lower section through sluice gates. A bridge passes between the two, from where this photograph was taken. The lake is an important haven for wildlife, including the osprey.
©John Lamper
Dist:1.0km south<br/>
©Bob Ford
Dist:1.0km southwest<br/>Morden Park Lake is hidden in Wareham Forest and is an important habitat for wildlife. including the osprey. On the day this photograph was taken I saw an otter swimming between reed beds. Water from the lake flows out here through a cascade into the Sherford River.
©John Lamper
Dist:1.0km north<br/>Sturdy farm entrance with ramps, and right of way, from Brooks Farm to B3075.
©Mike Faherty
Dist:1.1km west<br/>In the past, maize was grown in Britain mainly as animal fodder, although sweetcorn varieties have been grown on a small scale in the south-east for the table. New varieties which will ripen in our climate have now been introduced. In Victorian times maize for silage was cut green and fed to cattle in June and July. Today it is left to become as ripe as possible and harvested with a special machine which chops stalk, leaf and head together; it is then stored in silos.
©Trish Steel
Dist:1.1km north<br/>Lane from Morden to Cockett Hill.
©Mike Faherty

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