River Roding in Barking
Introduction
The photograph on this page of River Roding in Barking by Nigel Cox as part of the Geograph project.
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River Roding in Barking
Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 26 Jan 2007
Looking upstream, the footbridge in Image and the tower blocks in Image can both be seen in the distance. The reed beds visible along this reach of the river are important, and in this area, unique wildlife environments. In a couple of places the river has meandered in the past, but the meanders have subsequently silted up allowing the reeds to grow. However the organization that was responsible for building the flood defence walls has gone to great lengths to preserve the reeds by building the wall around the outskirts of the old meander line.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.53934
Longitude
0.069215