Drainage ditch alongside Long Drove
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Drainage ditch alongside Long Drove
Image: © Marathon Taken: 2 May 2014
Each of the villages between Bourne and Heckington, a distance of some 15 miles, almost without exception has a road leading out onto the fen named after its village and terminating at the South Forty Foot Drain. The next village to the south which is Dunsby has Dunsby Drove terminating at South Forty Foot Drain, whereas the next village to the north which is Dowsby has one of the few drove roads which cross it. This ditch is alongside Long Drove which is on the right here. It leads out on to Rippingale Fen and terminates at a pumping station next to South Forty Foot Drain. Camp Farm can be seen in the distance. The wide skies are always more noticeable out on the Fens. Unlike the cow parsley seen in the foreground, oilseed rape may be an alien crop but it does brighten up the landscape while it lasts.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.839898
Longitude
-0.328733