Charnwood Forest Canal and Wagonways (fly-through): Osgathorpe and Thringstone to Loughborough

[@mattydare]

Enjoyed this.Thanks for creating the vid. I've seen bits of it as I've driven around and at Longcliffe it still holds water. I'm not sure if it does elsewhere?

[@flymuzza9205]

Thanks for the comments, and a good question, Matty. I've not come across any water bearing sections myself. But the OS map shows a short water -filled section on private land in Osgathorpe. It's not visible on Google Earth due to tree cover.

[@mattydare]

@@flymuzza9205 Yes - you can see it clearly when driving on the Ashby Rd. past the Manorhouse Cottage. I then look the opposite side as you pass over the bridge with the metal railings. I don't know if the bridge is still intact under the road? Regarding Longcliffe holding water, I stopped to look one spring as something was moving and it was alive with either frogs or toads spawning in the shallow water. 52°45'09.8"N 1°15'24.8"W This looks like a mooring area or a winding hole (both). I don't know if it all dries up in the summer? I find it facinating how ground was found that is level enough to form a canal over the Forest only to have it burst at Nanpantan and never be used. Imagine the dynamics of the surrounding areas if it had been more successful?

[@MattDavis_BeechingsGhosts]

Do you know what gauge the waggonways were?

[@AndyPriceVideos]

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