The lane is about 12 feet wide
throughout its length and on each side are the deep
ditches created to drain the common marshland during the
Enclosure. The ditches are regularly cleared to
ensure that the flow of water is maintained and the silt
is dropped on the banks. Very quickly vegetation
grows and reeds and flowers spring up. In a few
places trees – crack willow, white willow, pussy willow
and alders - have grown on the other side of the
ditch. On the south side of the ditch near to the
end of the lane was a gigantic crack willow tree which
looked as though it would be over four metres in girth
but was inaccessible for measuring. It was
possibly already growing when the ditch was dug.
1. The lane leaves Ferrygate Lane
at TG447193
2. Looking back at the beginning
of the lane
3. The lane as it reaches Cess
Road at TG440189
4. Looking back from the Cess
Road junction
5. The lane continuing west from
TG440189
6. Looking back at the junction
above
7. Looking back from near the end
of the lane. Here you see the huge crack
willow tree
8. The end of the lane at
TG429187