The 'spring dam'

The track continues at a reasonable angle before settling down to something more level. You pass by a small reservoir on your left and pass underneath some pylon cables. Take the right fork in the track and pass by a second reservoir called the 'spring dam'. I used to play and fish up here with my friends when I was a boy. There are still fish in here. A few lean pike but not much else. Now Dougs uses it as his swimming pond. He learned to swim and dive at this place. All these dams were used to top up the cut waterway and all of the waterworks up here are a collective marvel of engineering. The cut has recently had 1 million pounds spent on it in restoration. A wise investment and long overdue. The council round here have got themselves a pretty poor reputation. They have done very little to retain any of the areas rich industrial heritage (boo hiss!!!). Hopefully we will see more investment like this in the future.