First up, is the River #Ancholme.

"The draining of the Ancholme Level was a lesser project among the fenland 'improvements' undertaken under contracts to patentees by the government of Charles I in the 1630s. It was somewhat less brutal than many such projects, for [...]"

#HistoricMaps #gis #histodons @histodons

A misty, cold bike ride along the bank of the river Ancholme. I saw a wren (no picture): how do they survive?

#Ancholme #bike #ride #river #misty

Une balade à vélo brumeuse et froide le long de la rive de la rivière Ancholme. J’ai vu un troglodyte (pas de photo): comment survivent-ils?

#Ancholme #vélo #brumeux

Een mistige, koude fietstocht langs de oever van de rivier Ancholme. Ik zag een winterkoninkje (geen foto): hoe overleven ze?
#Ancholme #fiets #fiesttocht #mistig

A #bike ride out on the Ancholme Valley Way. The path runs between #Brigg & the river #Humber alongside the river #Ancholme.

Being a drainage canal, the river is dead straight, but the local council & river authority has started to make some nature areas - here small extra banks to allow the animals in & out of the river.