2017

TF1217 : Field with Owl Boxes

taken 6 years ago, 3 km from Northorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Field with Owl Boxes
Field with Owl Boxes
The small dyke is a counter-drain of the River Glen, whose embankment can be seen at the top of the picture. This grazing is not part of the nature resurve of Thurlby Slipe, which ends in the woodland on the right.

The owl oxes are normally erected in pairs, because kestrels or other hawks like to use them too, so there is one for a hawk and one for an owl.
The Fens

The Fens, also known as the Fenland, is a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region.
A fen is the local name for an individual area of marshland or former marshland and also designates the type of marsh typical of the area, which has neutral or alkaline water chemistry and relatively large quantities of dissolved minerals, but few other plant nutrients.
Fenland primarily lies around the coast of the Wash; it reaches into four counties: Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and a small area of Suffolk, as well as the historic county of Huntingdonshire. In whole it occupies an area of nearly 1,500 sq miles.
Most of the Fenland lies within a few metres of sea level. As with similar areas in the Netherlands, much of the Fenland originally consisted of fresh- or salt-water wetlands, which have been artificially drained and continue to be protected from floods by drainage banks and pumps.

River Glen

The River Glen is a tributary of the River Welland. It flows entirely through Lincolnshire, except a short stretch near Essendine in Rutland. Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Farm, Fishery, Market Gardening Rivers, Streams, Drainage Flat landscapes Primary Subject: Field Fenland other tags: River Glen Slipe Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TF1217, 23 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 5 November, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 7 November, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 1294 1703 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:44.3468N 0:19.7155W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 12878 17006
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East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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