Christchurch, playing field or paddling pool?
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Christchurch, playing field or paddling pool? by Mike Faherty as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Mike Faherty Taken: 11 Feb 2009
The playing field next to Twynham School regularly floods because of its nearness to the Stour, and a high water table. Today, the water level is high enough for a pair of swans to have taken up residence; nearby, oyster catchers are pottering about, probing the soil.
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