Seven Days Later

A week after the river was threatening local houses and despite very heavy rain, it has now dropped to more normal levels.
And what once looked like large lakes have been reduced to puddles.
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Although the strong winds have bought down several trees, including this one on the old canal.
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But the inclement weather does not seem to deter the otters with more otter spraints in different locations.
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Elsewhere along the river, it seems rodents have been reduced to gnawing branches. As there aren't usually squirrels at this part of the river it adds to the circumstantial evidence that the water voles have moved away the river for the time being.
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