Oh No! As Barnaby Bear looks over the next mound, he realises that he is almost completely
surrounded by marsh! For as far as he can see in front and to the left, all he can see is wet, boggy ground.
This could be very dangerous.
He remembered seeing a fence surrounding Roughtor Marsh, when he crossed the DeLank River.
That was to keep people out of the dangerous, boggy area: but he hadn't seen a fence for miles!
This wasn't on the map!
He pushed a stick into the ground, to see how deep and wet it was. It was very deep,
and the whole ground in front of him wobbled!
| Barnaby Bear decided that this was a very dangerous area, and he had better retrace his
steps, and go around it.
"It's scary how easy it is to get into trouble out here" he thought to himself. He was very glad he had his friends with him! |
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Looking back at where he had come from, Barnaby Bear realised why some of the ground around the river was marsh. Can you see the tracks of water leading from higher ground into the river?
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Barnaby Bear carefully made his way back to higher ground, where he felt safer.
As he gazed around, Barnaby Bear saw that the landscape was dominated by another large tor. He had left Buttern Hill far behind him. He had another look at his map, and saw that the next large feature was Leskernick Hill. He thought this must be the place, because his map showed ancient settlements on the hill.
Barnaby Bear was a little disappointed that he had to leave the river behind him for a while, but it was better to be safe. A marsh is a very dangerous place to be - even when you are with friends.
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