Polsted Lane/Withies Lane stream

Stream at junction of Polsted Lane and Withies Lane

Farncombe, Surrey, United Kingdom

The point beyond which two streams meet on the other side of the road. Water is moving. What appear to be sand bags are located on one bank of the stream. Maximum depth 6-9".

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Trevor Murrells

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Steady flow, faster than in the summer, some silt but mostly sand is visible at the bottom of the stream. The water is flowing onward down to the ditch in the field rather than into the pipe that leads to the (dried) pond near The Withies Pub.

24 Sep 07:40 by Trevor Murrells

Some sediment/sand. From this test point the water flows under a tree into a ditch into a nearby field. A local person walking by said that ideally the water should flow along a pipe to the pond near The Withies Pub but the pipe has become blocked and the pond is now dry. Water should flow out of The Withies Pond into a brook. Apparently Surrey County Council (SCC) are going to try and unblock the pipe in the autumn (November?). The pipe is under common land i.e. not owned by anybody hence the reason why SCC will be doing the work.

28 Aug 12:55 by Trevor Murrells

There is some hanging growth that is leaning into the stream. Midges seen on the water surface.

28 Jul 08:15 by Trevor Murrells

Black (ballast?) Bags still present - to support stream bank on roadside? Got speaking to a local walker who mentioned a blocked (with tree roots) rainwater/sewer pipe in the vicinity, not sure how close this is to my two test sites in Compton

26 May 08:10 by Trevor Murrells

There was a small amount of foam close to the exit pipe that takes the stream into a nearby field. For the time being I have stated the water level as "average" but this may change as I become more familiar with this location.

22 Apr 07:45 by Trevor Murrells