The Myrke is a designated main river in Datchet, near Slough. This is an area with very few visitors – primarily walkers and cyclists – but only 100m from the nearest road. The image (August 2025) is notable for a number of reasons as detailed below:
- All the Willow trees (planted by the EA over twenty years ago) have recently been felled (by the EA).
- There is no view of the Jubilee River (to the left) because the embankment is too high.
- The Myrke flow (a trickle) is approaching zero – and an indicator of the recent dry conditions
- I believe that the Myrke embankment is due to be re-engineered (yet again at our expense of course)
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