Frozen Aqueduct

Interesting Ice

The water must have been quite high, when this aqueduct froze.  It has been very cold and well below freezing for quite some time now, but it has also been dry, so the water has dropped considerably.  The result is various layers of ice, well above the current water level.

This aqueduct brings water from the neighbouring Cowsic (Pronounced: Cowzik) River.  The leat that brings it, winds around the moors and fields, all at a slight tilt from about 390 metres above sea level.  After crossing the Black brook, the waters from this leat join the waters of the other leat and go through my woods and adjoining field systems and then it goes off onto the moor, to who knows where.  I followed it for about eight miles once, but there was no sign of an end.

These two leats wind around hills and valleys, strictly following the 390 metre contour line.

 Trees

All around this aqueduct are trees I have planted at different times.  Many are getting quite big now.  I have been careful as not to put any trees right next to this structure, so as not to damage it with their roots, but close enough  to shade it, with their leaves and branches.

Many Beech trees already shade one end of it, there are also quite a few established patches of Spruce.

I hopefully have added a good balance of trees here, with lots of Oak and Hazel, a few Alder, Willow and Broom and a massive glade of Birch.  This aqueduct is a major focal point in the woods, so I want the fauna here to be quite special.