8th Picture

I must travel across the River Torne at least four or five times a day, but have you ever wondered where the source is?

I have in the past thought about this but not really checked into it, so as I was driving over the bridge today I thought I’d take a picture and try and trace the river as far as I could. 

Instead of going out on foot or via a boat of some descript, I decided to do this via Google Earth. (Well, it’s bloody freezing out there)! 

So anyway, having tracked it to the A60 between Tickhill and Oldcotes I lost the trail. However a few fields further on there are a couple of lakes called Upper and Lower Lakes near the village of Firbeck. I think there maybe an underground link between the lakes and the river. 

However both lakes don’t appear to have any source or exit, so the next question is where do they get their water from? 

So maybe in the summer months I’ll have to trek on foot to see if I can get to the bottom of these mysteries.  

Oh and if you’re wondering where the river end up. It joins the River Trent by a village called Keadby near Scunthorpe. 

Ammo