Grid reference TL4786
near to Welches Dam, Cambridgeshire, England
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Deteriorating houses at Purls Bridge
Never fully built, now slowly decaying.
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Poppies and rapeseed in a fen ditch
On the edge of a dike next to Old Mill Drove at Welches Dam near Manea in Cambridgeshire
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Fenland near Purl's Bridge
Looking away from the road that runs below Old Bedford Low Bank between Purl's Bridge and Welches Dam. Much of the field is just below sea-level.
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Old Bedford River
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Ouse Washes RSPB
Looking across the washes from Stockdales Hide with a low water level and cows grazing. Winter rains are drained off the surrounding farmland into the washes, often flooding the area from bank to bank.
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Former Ship Inn and Old Bedford River
The former Ship Inn opposite the Old Bedford River at Purls Bridge near Manea.
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No way through - Oil Mill Drove, Welches Dam, Manea
This green lane, which I believe is a public right of way, has been blocked off by an expensive looking piece of cultivation equipment.
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Disused New-Build House at Purls Bridge
It is not known why these houses were abandoned when being constructed. They have been rotting away for several years now.
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Old Bedford River at Purl's Bridge
This is in fact a public footpath, but this 130-metre stretch is a little offputting, and you do get covered in burrs. The white building is the Ship Inn.
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Ouse Washes
This part of the washes is an RSPB reserve, this being a view from one of the hides (the path is below the bank to reduce disturbance). The wedge shaped scrapes have been dug to radiate out from the hide, giving views of the ducks on them.... (more)
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Ouse Washes from Grose Hide
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Old Mill Drove
The post next to the old barn marks the bridleway to Manea, known as Old Mill Drove.
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