2021

TF2122 : Vernatt's Drain

taken 3 years ago, near to Pode Hole, Lincolnshire, England

This is 1 of 4 images, with title Vernatt's Drain in this square
Vernatt's Drain
Vernatt's Drain
The artificial waterway, and the public footpath on its Northern bank.
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.


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Geographical Context: Rivers, Streams, Drainage Flat landscapes Season: Spring Near: Pode Hole Primary Subject: Drainage other tags: Fenland The Fens Vernatts Drain Public Footpath Blue Sky White Clouds Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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TF2122, 67 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 18 April, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 18 April, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 2164 2227 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:47.0586N 0:11.8712W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TF 2158 2225
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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