Barnaby Bear's Journey to the Fowey

Barnaby Bear found the source of the River Fowey on the map. He saw that the closest road to the source of the River was called Roughtor Road. Can you remember what kind of road it was? He planned his journey carefully, by thinking about the main features on the map. He saw lots of hills, and lots of water. What would he need to take with him on his journey? Click on Barnaby Bear to see what he has decided.

Barnaby Bear has also noticed that it is a very rural area, and there are areas of marsh, so it could be dangerous to go alone. He decides to go with some friends, and to take a mobile phone and a whisle with him, just in case.

Barnaby Bear and his friends were dropped off in a car park at the end of Roughtor Road.

	There was a beautiful view from the car park, but the peak (top) of Roughtor looked a long way off! Can you see the horses or the people in this photograph? (Roll your mouse over the photo.) There was a gate to get onto the moor. The gate was shut, and Barnaby Bear had to make sure he shut it behind him, so that the horses didn't get out.
Do you know about the country code?
Barnaby Bear and his friends set off to look for the source of the River Fowey. They came to an old stone bridge, over a stream. The stream isn't named on the map, but Barnaby found out that it is a tributary for the River Camel. Can you see all the trees behind Barnaby Bear? That is a human-made forestry. Can you see any other human features in the photo?
	The sign in this picture tells people about the memorial that is at the peak of Roughtor. It is a plaque that says that Roughtor belongs to all the people. The Queen gave the tor to us to celebrate the end of the second world war. Unfortunately Barnaby Bear couldn't find it. Maybe he'll come back another day to look for it.
On the way up the hill, Barnaby Bear passed the remains of an ancient house. He is sitting on the wall of a Bronze age hut circle. Can you trace the edge of it with your mouse? People used to live here in the Bronze age. Can you see anything in these photos that would make Roughtor a good place for Bronze age people to live? What did they build their houses with? What would they have had to eat or drink?

These rocks are the reason that Roughtor is a tor
(Rough tor)

Roughtor is very high, and you can see many things from the peak. You can see the plantations at Davidstow when you look north. You see Brown Willy when you look south east. How many human (man-made) features can you see?

As Barnaby Bear began his descent (climb down) on the other side of the hill, he noticed something strange. A huge flat rock, that was buried in the grass was streaked with water, even though it hadn't rained for days! Then he remembered seeing a large muddy patch on the other side of the hill. All this water must be what hadn't soaked into the ground.
Some patches of marsh grass in each area is evidence that these parts of the hill are usually wet and muddy.

Can you see the light grey streaks on the rock?
They are the only parts that are dry.

The other side of the hill was much easier to walk on - the grass was much longer and there were fewer rocks...

...but the bottom of Brown Willy was a very different environment. This tor is covered in gorse and heather.

On the other side of Brown Willy, Barnaby Bear found some old field or boundary markers.

Can you see the new boundary? What is the difference between them?
The peak of Brown Willy is just visible behind the top of this slope. Can you see it?
There is an OS marker at the top of that tor, but people have been making it higher for years, by adding stones to the top of it! There is also a letterbox at the top, but not the kind you would see in a town!

Barnaby Bear is getting quite excited now, because the map says that he is getting close to Fowey Well, and quite close to the source of the River!

This photo shows one of the springs at the foot of Brown Willy, where the map says that the Fowey Well is. Click the photo to follow Barnaby Bear to the source of the River Fowey!