The River Fowey meanders it's way past Bodmin Parkway Station and then leaves the Glyn Valley. Barnaby Bear catches up with it again at Lanhydrock Woods.
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Although the sign says "Private fishing", there is a public footpath here.
The river here is different to it's use in the Draynes Valley. Can you say why? (Click on the link for a clue.) |
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To find the River Fowey again, Barnaby Bear followed a small
tributary stream until it met the River at a
confluence.
The small stream doesn't look much, but can you see how the water has eroded the ground around the tree, and carved a channel for itself? This is a process called abrasion. |
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The river here is much wider than Barnaby Bear has seen it before.
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Barnaby Bear has spotted something interesting on this meander: the riverbank that he is sitting on is
very steep sided, but the oposite bank is shallow and sandy.
Click on the bends to find out why this has happened, or click here to see it happen! Click here for a bigger photograph to see the effects close-up. |
Barnaby Bear stopped one more time in Lanhydrock woods, at another interesting feature. This one is a human feature, but a very old one.
| This is Respryn Bridge. It is medieval, and was involved in a battle in 1644.
The triangular parts of the bridge were built so that people could stop in them to let horses and carts past. |
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This bridge is even more narrow than the one at Bodmin Parkway, and there is a sign on one side of this bridge warning drivers that it is weak. (So that heavy lorries don't try to cross it). This bridge is only wide enough for one car at a time. Can you think why? |
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Barnaby Bear's next stop is at Lostwithiel
- a place that is quite important in the river.
Click on the picture to find out why.
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