Part of the 16 km long ridge of shingle which forms the Chesil Beach, linking the Isle of Portland to the mainland. In the foreground is the Abbotsbury Swannery, the white spots are the swans. In the 14th century the Benedictine Monks of Abbotsbury Abbey established this large colony of mute swans. In the centre of the photo are the extensive reed beds which are still used for thatching and a 17th century duck decoy. The long stretch of brackish water on the land side of the Chesil Beach is a lagoon called the Fleet.

It is a Nature Reserve at the Portland end, at Ferrybridge, where a good number of waders and other birds can be observed. Portland appears as a long and thin line in the centre top of the photo. Photo taken from the W in March 1991 Fr 59/6.