Low Tide View of the Taw Torridge Estuary near Northam Looking Up River. Showing Exposed Boulders and Sand Ripple Patterns.

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Hazy winter view looking up river on the Taw and Torridge Estuary from the river mouth near Northam at low tide. Northam Burrows forms part of the newly designated United Nations Biosphere Reserve. It is situated on the western edge of the Taw Torridge Estuary and has its origins in Saxon times as the Manorial Wasteland. It is now designated as an SSI. The area is approximately 253 hectares comprising a grassy coastal plain with salt marsh, sand dunes and unimproved grasslands. It is also a site of Special Scientific Interest allowing residents of the 'Old manor' rights to graze their animals.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Taw Torridge Estuary, Near Northam, Devon, England.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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