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Sheepscar Beck
The Meanwood Beck is a stream in West Yorkshire, England, which flows southwards through Adel, Meanwood and Sheepscar into the River Aire in central Leeds. Different portions of the same watercourse have been referred to as Adel Beck, Carr Beck, Lady Beck, Mabgate Beck, Sheepscar Beck, Timble Beck or Wortley Beck.Leeds Mercury 19 February 1866 p4 "The Leeds Improvement of Becks Bill" The Meanwood Valley Trail footpath follows the line of the beck for much of its course. The ultimate source of the water is Otley Chevin and the Marsh Beck feeds into what is now the Wildfowl Lake (formerly the Black Hill Dam) in Golden Acre Park.Leodis Cross Stamford Street, Sheepscar Beck According to |
Adel Beck Source Bridge 14 May 2017
Adel may refer to: Places United States * Adel, Georgia * Adel, Indiana * Adel, Iowa * Adel Township, Dallas County, Iowa * Adel, Oklahoma * Adel, Oregon * Adel Mountains Volcanic Field, West-central Montana Elsewhere * Adelaide, Australia * Adel, Leeds, England * Adilabad, Telangana, India * Adilabad district, Telangana, India * Al-Adel, Baghdad, Iraq * Adel, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia * Adel Sultanate People *Adel (name), a unisex first name of northern-European origin, or a last name *Adil, an Arabic first name (male) and last name Other uses *Adel (official), a public official in Morocco *Adel, German nobility *Adel, Dutch nobility *Adel, Danish nobility *Adel, Swedish nobility *Adel, Aristocracy of Norway, Norwegian nobility *Adel, Finnish nobility *Adel, Nobility in Iceland, Icelandic nobility *''Adel'', an Egyptian ferry that List of shipwrecks in 1963, capsized and sank in May 1963 *Adel, a game character of Characters of Final Fantasy VIII#Adel, ''Final Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain. The agency's name indicates its original military purpose (see ordnance and surveying), which was to map Scotland in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1745. There was also a more general and nationwide need in light of the potential threat of invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. Since 1 April 2015 Ordnance Survey has operated as Ordnance Survey Ltd, a government-owned company, 100% in public ownership. The Ordnance Survey Board remains accountable to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. It was also a member of the Public Data Group. Paper maps for walkers represent only 5% of the company's annual revenue. It produces digital map data, online route planning and sharing services and mobile apps, plus many other location-based products for business, government and consumers. Ordnance Survey mapping is usually classified as either " large-scale" (in other words, more detaile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Crayfish
''Astacus astacus'', the European crayfish, noble crayfish, or broad-fingered crayfish, is the most common species of crayfish in Europe, and a traditional food source. Like other true crayfish, ''A. astacus'' is restricted to fresh water, living only in unpolluted streams, rivers, and lakes. It is found from France throughout Central Europe, to the Balkan Peninsula, and north as far as Scandinavia and Finland, and Eastern Europe. Males may grow up to 16 cm long, and females up to 12 cm. Ecology European crayfish feed on worms, aquatic insects Aquatic insects or water insects live some portion of their life cycle in the water. They feed in the same ways as other insects. Some ''diving'' insects, such as predatory diving beetles, can hunt for food underwater where land-living insects c ..., molluscs, and plants. They are nocturnal animal, nocturnal, spending the day resting in a burrow. They prefer habitats with high levels of shelter availability. The waters t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
