River Aune, during the autumn at Didisworthy Bottom Woods - in Dartmoor National Park

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Early morning light reaches the valley floor, as the swift waters of the Aune as they make their way over and through the granite bedrocks of Dartmoor National Park, in late Autumn. The name Aune is derived from Old Norse word au{dh}n – meaning ‘wasteland’, or a ‘desolate place’ – which fits the description of the source of this river – in a bleak and boggy mire to the west of Ryder’s Hill, high on the southern side of the moors, rather well.

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Location: River Aune, Dartmoor National Park, Devon
Photo credit: © Phil Hemsley / Alamy / Afripics
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