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Larking about and a punctuation mark.
On my recent foray into the Brecklands of Suffolk I came across the River Lark as it flows past Cavenham Heath.
The Lark is not a grand river, only 31 miles from its source near the delightfully named village of Bradfield Combust south of Bury St. Edmunds to its confluence with the River Great Ouse near Littleport in the Cambridgeshire Fens. It is however very picturesque and provides a lush green corridor as it meanders through the sandy, flint stewn Brecklands.
Here's a view looking upstream towards Bury.
There's a weir which is part of a "Gauge Station" used to monitor the flow of the river.
The view downstream towards Mildenhall. Lovely summer cumulus clouds each sitting on top of a thermal and much loved by soaring Buzzards and Glider Pilots.
I found a herd of Goats enjoying the shade of the riverside trees.
The water is crystal clear and you can see from the submerged reeds that it is quite fast flowing at this point. Nice reflection here too.
A bridge used to carry a lane across the river here but it became unsafe and was demolished, you can still see one of the piers. Unfortunately the bridge also carried a water main which has had to be left in place.
That's better. Mum and the kids enjoying a paddle. (Dad was walking the dog on dry land.
) Idyllic, reminds me of my distant childhood.
Looking away from the river you see the typical Breckland landscape of the Heath. Reminds me of the African Veldt.
If you've got this far you may be wondering about the "punctuation mark" in the title.
Well, the bushes and trees beside the river here are great for all sorts of Butterflies. I found this lovely Comma.
Thanks for looking.
The Lark is not a grand river, only 31 miles from its source near the delightfully named village of Bradfield Combust south of Bury St. Edmunds to its confluence with the River Great Ouse near Littleport in the Cambridgeshire Fens. It is however very picturesque and provides a lush green corridor as it meanders through the sandy, flint stewn Brecklands.
Here's a view looking upstream towards Bury.
There's a weir which is part of a "Gauge Station" used to monitor the flow of the river.
The view downstream towards Mildenhall. Lovely summer cumulus clouds each sitting on top of a thermal and much loved by soaring Buzzards and Glider Pilots.
I found a herd of Goats enjoying the shade of the riverside trees.
The water is crystal clear and you can see from the submerged reeds that it is quite fast flowing at this point. Nice reflection here too.
A bridge used to carry a lane across the river here but it became unsafe and was demolished, you can still see one of the piers. Unfortunately the bridge also carried a water main which has had to be left in place.
That's better. Mum and the kids enjoying a paddle. (Dad was walking the dog on dry land.
) Idyllic, reminds me of my distant childhood.Looking away from the river you see the typical Breckland landscape of the Heath. Reminds me of the African Veldt.
If you've got this far you may be wondering about the "punctuation mark" in the title.
Well, the bushes and trees beside the river here are great for all sorts of Butterflies. I found this lovely Comma.
Thanks for looking.
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