The River Ash: view upstream from Squire's Bridge
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The River Ash: view upstream from Squire's Bridge
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 4 Dec 2013
Unlike many rivers in south-east England, the Ash has not been engineered into a narrow stream-bed between steep banks. On the other hand, it has lost much of its natural catchment - to the vast reservoirs to the west and south of Heathrow. Walking upstream from this point I found only one spot where there was any visible flow - and that was where there was a little weir. The impression is less of a river than of a series of pools - the one seen here being well overgrown with reeds.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.404736
Longitude
-0.463957