2013

TL3299 : The Nene Way near Eldernell - The Nene Washes

taken 11 years ago, near to Eldernell, Cambridgeshire, England

The Nene Way near Eldernell - The Nene Washes
The Nene Way near Eldernell - The Nene Washes
Big skies, grass and water as far as you can see and not a soul in sight, yet so close to civilization.

To see the washes flooded view Link
The Nene Washes © Richard Humphrey

The Nene Washes are a large area of grassland which can be deliberately flooded and are generally known a washland. They are located between the River Nene and a bank south of Morton’s Leam (The South Bank) and stretch for 12 miles from Peterborough to Guyhirn. The area is technically a giant flood reservoir. The washes have local village names, Guyhirn Wash, Wisbech St Mary Wash, Whittlesey Wash etc but are collectively known as The Nene Washes. One of the earliest Fenland drains, Morton’s Leam, dug in the late 15th century (before the nearby River Nene was straightened in the early 1700s) flows in almost a straight line parallel to the current course of the River Nene through the washes. At times of potential flooding along The Nene Valley water is channeled from The River Nene into Morton’s Leam and onto the washes. Water is released from The Washes via a sluice gate, see Link near Guyhirn and back into the River Nene at low tide when the threat of flooding the along The Nene Valley has subsided.


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This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Tweeted from @geograph_bi in April 2015 Automatic Clusters: · Nene Washes [13] · Flooded [4] · Water [3] ·
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TL3299, 22 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Humphrey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 23 April, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 24 April, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 3288 9965 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:34.7062N 0:2.4249W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 3224 9933
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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