The Ober was formally Red Rise Brook, itself formally Mill Lawn Brook; by the time known as Ober Water it has widened in places and contains deep holes. Today the water reflected the colours of the adjacent wet heathland; it was orange, turning brown where the waters deepened. Along one bank, the edge of Aldridge Hill enclosure, one of the oldest enclosures dating from 1681, originally it was coppiced then re planted in 1809 at the time of the Napoleonic Wars when a lot of oak trees were being cut down to build warships. Along the other bank is wetland heath, dank and overflowing with water at this time of year; in some areas the ground although looking firm is in fact barely solid and crossing them is like walking on custard skin, a scary exercise.
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Ober Dam
The Ober was formally Red Rise Brook, itself formally Mill Lawn Brook; by the time known as Ober Water it has widened in places and contains deep holes. Today the water reflected the colours of the adjacent wet heathland; it was orange, turning brown where the waters deepened. Along one bank, the edge of Aldridge Hill enclosure, one of the oldest enclosures dating from 1681, originally it was coppiced then re planted in 1809 at the time of the Napoleonic Wars when a lot of oak trees were being cut down to build warships. Along the other bank is wetland heath, dank and overflowing with water at this time of year; in some areas the ground although looking firm is in fact barely solid and crossing them is like walking on custard skin, a scary exercise.
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