Ouse Washes is a linear 2,513.6-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest stretching from near St Ives in Cambridgeshire to Downham Market in Norfolk, England. It is also a Ramsar interna
In flood
An RSPB hide overlooking the Old Bedford River
Welney Wetland Centre: the bridge accesses the hides
The Old Bedford River is an artificial, partial diversion of the waters of the River Great Ouse in the Fens of Cambridgeshire, England. It was named after the fourth Earl of Bedford who contracted wit
Ouse Washes
…is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust manages another area near Welney. The site lies between the Old Bedford River in the north-west and the New Bedford River in the south-east. The Washes are a flood storage area and are often under water in the winter. It is…
A section of the Old Bedford River near Mepal
The pumping station at Welches Dam pumps excess water into the River Delph when the Old Bedford River cannot discharge through the Old Bedford Sluice.
The Old Bedford Sluice, through which boats must pass to access the River Great Ouse.