Little Avon River
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Sturt Bridge near Wickwar, a packhorse bridge on the Little Avon River
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Parts | England |
| Region | South West |
| Administrative areas | Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire |
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| - location | Horton, Gloucestershire, England |
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| Mouth | Berkeley Pill |
| - location | Severn Estuary, United Kingdom |
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The Little Avon River is a small river partly in southern Gloucestershire and partly in South Gloucestershire. For much of its length it forms the boundary between the county of Gloucestershire and the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire. It rises to the east of Wickwar, near Horton, passes near Charfield, Stone and Berkeley, and enters the River Severn via Berkeley Pill. It was formerly navigable up to moorings at Berkeley, but a flood-prevention scheme, built in the 1960s, now prevents navigation more than a few hundred metres upstream.
Lower Woods is a 280.1 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest on both sides of the river near the village of Wickwar. The site is a nature reserve managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.[1] Lower Woods are the most extensive area of ancient woodlands in the former county of Avon.[2]
References
External links
- Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- Natural England (SSSI information)
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