Sweet Track at Bear Mead.

The Sweet Track at Bear Mead was built in July 2009, the object being to gain access to the centre of the Old Mill Stream when it was low enough. Named after the famous Track in the Somerset Levels (See Wikipedia). In summer, the Old Mill Stream is densely overgrown with rushes, and is usually dry. It was decided to keep a causeway cut through the rushes, paved with flagstones, equipped with a seat at the centre of the Stream and a simple gate to prevent cattle straying into Bear Mead from Eye Mead.

SWEET TRACK A paved walkway to the centre of the Old Mill Stream, with a seat to view the varieties of waterplants in this damp area. In winter the water is often above the seat, in summer the stream is usually dry, a Winterbourne. This is caused by the river falling, making the ground water in the floodplain also fall.

1849 Path thru rushes. 27jun2009

1850 20 flagstones + gate. 28jun2009

1851 Gate stops cattle. 03jul2009

1852 Track + closed gate. 03jul2009

1858 Up Sweet Track.

1859 Seat + scale. 10jul2009

1860 Causeway through rushes. 10jul2009

1884 Seat + level=257. 05aug2009

2100 Mill Stream at 320. 30nov2009

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