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Homington House as seen from Homington Bridge.
©Trish Steel
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Dist:0.1km<br/>This pond is in front of a house called Homington Down.
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Dist:0.1km<br/>The pond is big enough to feature on the 1:50000 OS map and contains lots of water lilies.
©Peter Facey
Dist:0.1km<br/>Footpath runs down the hillside diagonally right. Photographer is standing on Homington Down. House in foreground also called Homington Down. Village in distance, across the River Ebble, is Homington and Odstock Down is in distance.
©Peter Facey
Dist:0.2km<br/>The footbridge crosses a tributary to the River Ebble.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.2km<br/>The male has a dark green head, a yellow bill, is mainly purple-brown on the breast and grey on the body. The female is mainly brown with an orange bill.
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Dist:0.2km<br/>Beyond the trees the path descends into the valley.
©Peter Facey
Dist:0.2km<br/>River Ebble is behind photographer. Ahead is the hill and house both named Homington Down. The kerbing is unusual.
©Peter Facey
Dist:0.2km<br/>The area around the tributary is very wet and marsh marigolds grow in abundance.
©Trish Steel
Dist:0.3km<br/>The footpath runs along the edge of the downland, above the river, towards a house called Homington Down and Pigeon Hill.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Having crossed the stream the footpath emerges on to open downland.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking downstream from the road bridge.
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The River Ebble was given protection from the Environment Agency in December 2008. For information about the scheme http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Business/Trout_Newsletter_English.pdf
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Dist:0.3km<br/>The river flows under Homington Bridge at this point as it heads towards Bodenham on its final run to join the Avon.
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