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A E A Riverside Gauge Lyn Rock Watersmeet House Black Rocks Ash Bridge FB Chiselcombe Bridge Combe Park Woodside Bridge Lynmouth Rockford Hillsford Bridge Brendon FB Ford Lynmouth Bay E a s t L y n R i v e r H o a r o ak W a t e r E a s t L y n R i v er Wester Wood Bonnicott Wood Horner s Neck Wood Barton Wood Barton Wood Mill Wood Frogwell Wood Grafton Wood Birch Wood Wilsham Wood Trilly Wood A39 A39 B3223 T O R S R O A D Porlock, Minehead Barnstaple 2 2 4 Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey. © Crown Copyright and database right 2009. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey licence number AL 100018591 1/2 mile 1 kilometre NORTH A road B Road Minor road / track Footpath Noticeboard Footbridge Parking Access point Egress point Canoeing allowed Woodland FB E A You are welcome to canoe on the East Lyn River from Watersmeet House downstream to Lynmouth between 1 October and 31 March if there is enough water. Check the river level on the webcam (www. access-technolo.net/watersmeet) or the water level indicator on the bridge at Watersmeet House before you begin your journey. If the level is in the red area, stop - there is not enough water for you to canoe and you may damage important sites for wildlife If the level is on green, you are welcome to go ahead, but please: Consider your safety first. The East Lyn is one of the most difficult rivers to canoe in England (grade 5 in places) and should only be attempted by experienced canoeists Get in at Watersmeet House or Lyn Rock and out at Woodside Bridge as indicated by the signs Please stay in groups of 6 or less Avoid making contact with the river bed and banks to help protect important wildlife habitats. Please take extra care not to disturb fish and river gravel from October to March when salmon and trout are laying their es in gravel in the shallow, fast flowing parts of the river. It is an offence under the Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 to wilfully disturb these fish spawning areas. Thank you for respecting other people’s enjoyment of this river and its wildlife Canoeing above Watersmeet House on the East Lyn River or Hoaroak Water is not permitted Fishing arrangements detailed overleaf This is a pilot project between the National Trust and the Environment Agency until October 2012, when it will be reviewed by Natural England. Please help this project succeed by not canoeing outside the agreed period of 1 October – 31 March and taking note of points listed. Please report any incidents relating to pollution, illegal fishing or flood risk to the Environment Agency on 0800 807060 (free 24 hour incident hotline) or sightings of wildlife or litter pollution to National Trust wardens/rangers on 01598 763306. More copies of this leaflet can be downloaded from www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w- watersmeet-east_lyn_river_canoe_welcome.pdf Printed on waterproof paper Canoeing on the East Lyn River, Watersmeet, North Devon Map design: Mapping Company Ltd 01492 877960 East Lyn A4 leaflet FINAL:Layout 1 08/06/2010 11:57 Page 1
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LynRock
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Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey.© Crown Copyright and database right 2009. All rights reserved.
Ordnance Survey licence number AL 100018591
1/2 mile1 kilometre
NORTH
A road
B Road
Minor road / track
Footpath
Noticeboard
Footbridge
Parking
Access point
Egress point
Canoeing allowed
Woodland
FBEA
You are welcome to canoe on the East Lyn River from Watersmeet House downstream to
Lynmouth between 1 October and 31 March if there is enough water.
Check the river level on the webcam (www. access-technology.net/watersmeet) or the water
level indicator on the bridge at Watersmeet House before you begin your journey.
If the level is in the red area, stop - there is not enough water for you to
canoe and you may damage important sites for wildlife
If the level is on green, you are welcome to go ahead, but please:
Consider your safety first. The East
Lyn is one of the most difficult
rivers to canoe in England
(grade 5 in places) and
should only be attempted
by experienced canoeists
Get in at
Watersmeet House or Lyn
Rock and out at Woodside
Bridge as indicated by the signs
Please stay in groups of 6 or less
Avoid making contact with the river
bed and banks to help protect
important wildlife habitats.
Please take extra care not
to disturb fish and river gravel
from October to March when
salmon and trout are laying
their eggs in gravel in the
shallow, fast flowing parts of the river. It is an offence under the Salmon & Freshwater
Fisheries Act 1975 to wilfully disturb these fish spawning areas.
Thank you for respecting other people’s enjoyment of this river and its wildlife
Canoeing above Watersmeet House on the East Lyn River or Hoaroak Water is not
permitted
Fishing arrangements detailed overleaf
This is a pilot project between the
National Trust and the Environment
Agency until October 2012, when it will be
reviewed by Natural England. Please help this
project succeed by not canoeing outside the
agreed period of 1 October – 31 March and taking
note of points listed.
Please report any incidents relating to pollution, illegal fishing or flood risk to the
Environment Agency on 0800 807060 (free 24 hour incident hotline) or sightings of
wildlife or litter pollution to National Trust wardens/rangers on 01598 763306.
More copies of this leaflet can be downloaded from www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-
watersmeet-east_lyn_river_canoe_welcome.pdf
Printed on waterproof paper
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