Pond on Burrow Hill Green, Chobham
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Pond on Burrow Hill Green, Chobham
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 11 Apr 2012
A photo taken in rain. Alan Hunt, who knows the area better than I do, has pointed out that this pond tends to dry up in summer http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1717833. The first two weeks of April 2012 turned out quite rainy - in contrast to the early months of the year, and brought some relief from a spell of dry weather which had lasted many months. Considering the circumstances, the pond didn't appear to be doing too badly. This pond lies close to a road - the Chobham-Sunningdale road runs just the other side of the trees. This, I think, gives a clue to the pond's original function. In contrast to another local pond Image this - I suspect - was a horse pond, where draught-horses, trudging uphill in warm weather, could wade in and cool off - and have a drink.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.356705
Longitude
-0.606888