2014

SU5182 : Farm road at Churn with flooded fields

taken 10 years ago, 3 km from East Ilsley, West Berkshire, England

Farm road at Churn with flooded fields
Farm road at Churn with flooded fields
Looking down the farm road, with Lowbury Hill ahead to the left. The road is a little higher than the surrounding fields, and for good reason. The springs have risen to form pools of flowing water. This northern tributary of the Pang, called the Roden, begins near Chilton, flows across Churn Plain, crossing the Ridgeway, and on via a ditch down into Compton.
Upper Pang - springs & sources :: SU4981

Following a winter of heavy rainfall, the chalk aquifer which feeds the River Pang has again become saturated, causing the groundwater to rise in many springs and pools for the second year in succession. In 2014 the westernmost sources of the Pang are rising beyond West Ilsley, and the usually dry upper sections of the Pang have flooded roads and houses in all the villages along its course.


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Photographer
Fly   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 6 March, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 9 March, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 5172 8292 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:32.5689N 1:15.3362W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 5157 8296
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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