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This page tells you what
information we want to collect, and
along with any pictures you want to send, how to email it into us for inclusion.
To make it easy for the location guides to be useful to
everyone, whether they have visited them before or not. We are trying to keep
the structure of the guides to a standard content layout. So what do we need from you:
General description
Start the
page with a general description of the location,
keep it crisp and to what you and the photographer want to know, or find most
useful. Remember to point out what you found interesting with this location,
what obstacles you found, anything specific like best time of day or year, and
what you photographed.
Photographs
We like to
include photographs where we can within any of the guides as this gives a visual
idea of what can be seen and photographed when we get there.
Photographs should be submitted as jpg 640 x 480 at 72dpi
images (this is good enough quality for website use). You can send in any
number up to a maximum of 10 for the Locations Guides.
Further
Information Grid
This small grid gives the links to
website and email contact information for the location as well as links to other
useful information available over the internet. This allows the user to be able
to find out about the location prior to their visit, but is not needed within the
planning grid when they print it out to take with them. We realise that some of this information you either won't
know or know how to work out so do your best and we will try to complete any
missing information. When you submit it you can do so either as a table within
your email or as a list and we will format it.
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Location: |
Place name and nearest place |
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Ceremonial County: |
Leave this blank. This will be
filled in by us when we have made up the page. It relates to our county
index listings. |
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Grid Reference: |
This is the 8 digit grid
reference off of OS maps, or
Multimap
will give it to you if you key in the
name of the place. If you know it, also give an OS Map number, remember to
include the series i.e. Landranger, Explorer etc. |
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Map Link: |
Use
Multimap
or
Google Maps
for
this. Or leave blank and we will work it out when we put the page together.
You can have more than one map link. See our
Map links in the reference section. |
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Aerial photo: |
Google Maps,
Multimap
and
Microsoft Live Map
allows the possibility of linking to a satellite or aerial photo of
the location. Put the links in here or leave blank and we will work it out
when we put the page together. |
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Route(s):
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Leave this blank. This will be
filled in by us when we have made up the page. This is used for locations
that appear on a drive/walk/tour or canal route and allows us to link up the
pages to make it easier for the photographer to use. |
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Best Times to Visit: |
Include here
when you feel is the best time to visit the location. For example it could
be a season such as spring when the bluebells are about, or a particular
month like May when butterflies are more dominant or certain times of day,
when it may be better for say sunrise or sunset, or less people about etc |
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E-mail: |
Email address of the main contact
for the location, if it has one |
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Website: |
Website address of the location,
if it has one. |
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Other useful
websites: |
Include here
any other useful websites that may help us to find out more about the
location, what they can do, see. It can also include other websites of other
places, areas of interest in the same locality or region. |
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Nearby Locations: |
List website links for other nearby locations
that are also worth considering visiting whilst in the area. |
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Other Relevant pages: |
List other location guides that are in the
same area as this location. |
Planning Grid Information
The Planning
Grid gives the practical information on the location, and is formatted on the
page to allow it to be printed out. Include as much as you can. Some of this information may well be within the
description, but also including it briefly in the grid, means the reader can
have a quick guide to take on visits and doesn't have to print out the
pictures.
We realise that some of this information you either won't
know or know how to work out so do your best and we will try to complete any
missing information. When you submit it you can do so either as a table within
your email or as a list and we will format it.
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Location: |
Place name and nearest place |
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Grid Reference: |
This is the 8 digit grid
reference off of OS maps, or Multimap will give it to you if you key in the
name of the place. If you know it, also give an OS Map number, remember to
include the series i.e. Landranger, Explorer etc. |
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Getting there: |
Directions on how to find it. Not
only the driving directions, but also details of any footpaths or obstacles which have to be overcome. |
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Access: |
How to get in, for example through a gate, over
stiles etc. What access is available like
whether it is open access, privately owned etc if you're aware of it. |
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Parking and Fees: |
Details of where nearest parking
is, or any parking restrictions. |
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Facilities: |
What facilities are on site, or in the local
area, like toilets, shelters, hides, picnic areas, etc |
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Things To Do,
See and Photograph: |
What can you do when you get
there, what can be seen and most importantly what can be photographed. |
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What to take: |
List the items that should be
taken like tripod, warm clothes, good shoes, grad filters, zoom lenses, GPS tracking
systems etc if you think essential. |
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Nature Highlights: |
What wildlife,
plant life etc can you see and at
what times of the season, year, day etc |
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Address: |
Full address
of the location, if it has one, that can be used to contact for further
information or help. |
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Postcode: |
If it has a
contact address and has one, this can be useful for entering into Sat Navs. |
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Telephone: |
The phone
number of the main contact, if it has one, where again more information and
details can be obtained. |
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Opening times: |
If restricted
public access then these times are, useful for planning when and at what time
to visit. |
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Charges: |
Include here, admission charges,
any boat crossing expenses as well as car parking charges etc if any. |
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Photo Restrictions: |
If you are aware of any photo restrictions put the details here. |
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Other Restrictions: |
Use this area to put in any other restrictions
that may not be covered in other places on this grid. For example some
historic houses do not allow the wearing of stiletto healed shoes. |
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Special Needs Access: |
What special provision has been made for
special needs visitors to access the site, like ramps, tarmac ground, etc |
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Special Needs Facilities: |
Special needs facilities like special parking
areas, disabled toilets, help available, special aids like audio aids,
visual aids etc |
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Children Facilities: |
What facilities have been provided for
children, like play areas, child friendly environments, baby changing
facilities etc |
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Dogs Allowed: |
Are there any restrictions on taking dogs,
i.e. have to be on lead, or not allowed, or allowed with no restrictions
etc. |
How and where to send your submissions
The bolded item below, for
example Featured Guides, gives you a definition of what goes within the grid,
while the html and zip versions give you a copy of an empty template page,
with the grid in.
1. Download the Location Page
Template (html and zip version)
Location Guides
html version or
zipped version
2. Complete the page and produce
any photos you want to include, 1 location per page.
3. 1 location per email - with photos as attachments.
4. Use the normal email address on
the Contact Us page but put Location Submission in the topic line. Any
difficulty then either call or email us.
Look at those already in the
Locations area to get an idea of what we are looking for, especially look at
those marked with a .
We look forward to receiving your submissions, so get out
there and find those locations that we all would want to visit, enjoy and
capture.
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