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Morton Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1623
A gravity drain relieving the water from Morton Fen and passing it through a... (more)
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The South Forty Foot Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1623
Looking South.
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To clean the screen
by Bob Harvey
for square TF1627
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Feeding the pump
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1627
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Private footbridge
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1623
A footbridge across the South Forty Foot. There was a wooden bridge here until... (more)
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The South Forty Foot Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1623
Looking North.
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Where waters meet
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
Two major fenland drains converge on Pode Hole. The drain on the left is... (more)
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The Counter Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1417
Ruler-straight across the fens, toward a right-angled junction with the Gravel... (more)
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The Counter Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1618
Looking along The Counter Drain toward Pode Hole, from the accommodation bridge... (more)
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South Drove Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
The South Drove Drain, named in contrast to the North Drove Drain, is more... (more)
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The Counter Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1417
Downstream, toward Pode Hole.
The Counter Drain, among other things, catches... (more)
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The Counter Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1618
Looking along The Counter Drain toward Tongue End. The Counter Drain is a... (more)
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Fourth District Main Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
A smaller version of the adjacent Delph/counterdrain/Vernatt's system, this... (more)
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Drain beside the drove
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1522
This is the drain next to North Drove and Twenty Drove.
It is another... (more)
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North Drove Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
The artificial river bringing waters from Deeping Fen to the pump stations at... (more)
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A fenland drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2520
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Clearing the drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1323
This digger has been digging out the drain that runs away from the camera... (more)
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Older than it looks
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1122
This is just a fen drain, between two fields. Insignificant. Except maybe it... (more)
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End-on junction
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
The swing gates mark the point where The Delph, or the counterdrain, flowing... (more)
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The Car Dyke
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1226
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Pumping station outfall
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1858
Fed from the Engine Drain, on the fen behind, this is the sluice and pumphouse... (more)
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The drain beside the drove
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1521
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Vernatt's Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
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The Westlode Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
Once of the drainage channels that convert the Fens into valuable agricultural land.
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South Drove drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
The lengthy artificial river from Adventurer's fen to the pumping station... (more)
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Vernatt's Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
An artificial river dating from the 17th century, named after Philibert Vernatti... (more)
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Fen drain, and beetle bank
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1618
Along the side of the drain separating the barley and wheat crops is an... (more)
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Pumping station outflow
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
The head of the Vernatt's Drain, fed from the pumping stations
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The Car Dyke
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1226
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Bridge over the Car Dyke
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1226
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Culverted drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1522
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Farm bridge
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1618
A simple bridge across the Counter Drain.
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Pode Hole pump house
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
The pump house built for the Deeping Fen drain. It houses three huge diesel... (more)
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Safety warning
by Bob Harvey
for square TF2121
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Reeds at the water's edge
by Bob Harvey
for square TF2121
I rather think this is the Common Reed (Phragmites australis). It is growing in... (more)
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Composting by the drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
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Vehicular track
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
On top of the bank of Vernatt's drain this metalled road leads down to the... (more)
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The New River
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2419
The New River, a relief for the Welland which defined Crowland and Cowbit... (more)
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Sandy Soil
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1427
This restored drain shows this is not Blackland fen, but sand.
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The Car Dyke
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF1123
You would never know this was a major Roman waterway, would you?
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Swimming in Vernatt's Drain
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
A lone Swan in the artificial river
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A dabbling swan
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2122
A swan, feeding below the surface of Vernatt's Drain
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Adventurer's fen pumping station
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
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An ancient landscape
by Bob Harvey
for square TL2299
Flag fen, near Peterborough, seen from within the archaeological museum of the same name.
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Adventurer's Fen pumping station
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
The smaller of the two modern pump houses at Pode Hole houses three electric... (more)
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Automatic machinery
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2121
The two pumping stations at Pode Hole. Each has a screen on the inlet side to... (more)
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View east along the Forty Foot Drain from Puddock Bridge
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TL3588
On the right, an inflow of water raised by the nearby pumping station from the... (more)
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The Coronation Channel
by Bob Harvey
geograph for square TF2421
This cut is an artificial river, a diversion channel for the waters of the... (more)
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View east along the Forty Foot Drain near Wells' Bridge
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TL3088
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View west along the Forty Foot Drain at Leonard Childs Bridge
by Christopher Hilton
geograph for square TL3888
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