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A minor road through Dorset countryside, alongside the River Stour. The river... (more)

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A view of the Stour Valley Way as it passes through the Stour Valley Nature... (more)

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A view of the River Stour as it flows past the village of Spetisbury in Dorset.... (more)

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This photo was taken at an exceptionally high tide on the River Stour. The... (more)

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This is the view down the River Stour from the old bridge, looking at the A12... (more)

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The River Stour flowing through the town of Blandford Forum in Dorset. In the... (more)

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Sunshine burning through early morning mist on the River Stour near... (more)

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A view of the River Stour at daybreak on a January morning. A full moon shines... (more)

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In January 2026, Storm Chandra caused flooding across parts of Dorset and... (more)

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A swan swims by a weir in the River Stour in Blandford Forum. Just beyond the... (more)

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A view of the River Stour, taken in July 2025.

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A footbridge across the River Stour in the town of Blandford Forum in Dorset.

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Captain's Club Hotel stands on the bank of the River Stour as it flows past... (more)

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Mortain Bridge is a footbridge across the River Stour in the town of Blandford... (more)

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Tuckton Bridge crosses the River Stour, providing a link between the towns of... (more)

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Boats moored on the River Stour at Christchurch.

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The frames over the lock-gates are characteristic of the Stour Navigation, and... (more)

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Iford Bridge crosses the River Stour, which forms the border separating... (more)

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Wick ferry runs to and fro across the River Stour between Christchurch and Wick,... (more)

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Path in woodland alongside Copperas Bay which links RSPB hides.

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Copperas Wood is an Essex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve and links with the RSPB... (more)

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The bridge to the left presumably accommodates all but the heaviest of traffic,... (more)

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The River Divelish joins the River Stour from the south.

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Copperas Wood is an Essex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve and links with the RSPB... (more)

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This was taken just after the high tide of the swollen River Stour. As can be... (more)

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A short path in Blandford Forum, leading down to the bank of the River Stour.... (more)

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Crossing the River Stour near Sturminster Marshall, Dorset.

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Once a railway serving the town, now sadly derelict and a poignant relic of the... (more)

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This was taken just after the high tide of the swollen River Stour. As can be... (more)

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An unused stile by the River Stour. On the Explorer Map this part of the River... (more)

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Looking across the shallow valley of the infant River Stour from the B1061 at... (more)

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There is a bifurcation in the paths here, the westward path being the Stour... (more)

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Heading towards Marnhull; River Stour, looking upstream, left, and grazing land,... (more)

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Looking from The Stour Valley Path (Lamarsh Footpath 14), across to Suffolk.

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Part of the Environment Agency Flood Defence Barrier, "56 Gates",... (more)

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This is the easternmost of the two branches of the river Stour that have a... (more)

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The Stour Valley Way ldp goes along the river bank for a while at this point.

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Off the B1087 Bear Street at the junction with the A134 Horkesley Hill, A134... (more)

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Off the B1087 Bear Street at the junction with the A134 Horkesley Hill, A134... (more)

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Off the B1087 Bear Street at the junction with the A134 Horkesley Hill, A134... (more)

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Off the B1087 Bear Street

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The River Stour as seen from The Essex Way near to Wrabness, Essex.

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