End of Navigation, Ridgacre Canal

Although it should be possible to navigate to the winding hole (physical road bridge of Dudley Bypass now severs the navigation limits) the Ridgacre branch continues as a linear fishing and wildlife corridor as a local amenity for another few miles.

PS. Local enthusiasts have tried to maintain the channel , using nothing more that grappling hooks to "Part the Reeds" over last few winters, gained 100 mtrs of channel.

Still 2-3' water below reeds, so navigable if you could get through weeds.

BWB/Crt have now erected notice at the junction trying to discourage boaters,but you could hand line a boat through and turn at winding hole, without causing any possible pollution concerns - otherwise it's yet another section to be discouraged and closes.

Photograph taken by Jeffrey Carter on 12 October 2013 and was added to the database on Friday the 14th of April, 2017

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