Farson Digital Watercams - Hi-def webcam on River Canal, at Stroud, Ebley Wharf

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Cotswold Canals Trust

Bell House, Wallbridge Lock Stroud GL5 3JS

The restoration of the Cotswold Canals - the Stroudwater Navigation and the Thames and Severn Canal - will see the connection of England`s two greatest rivers; the Thames and the Severn for the first time in over seventy years. Please visit our website to find out more.

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Stroud District Council

Ebley Mill, Ebley Wharf GL5 4UB GL5 4UB

The restoration of the Stroudwater and part of the Thames and Severn canals to full navigation through the Stroud area is expected to act as a catalyst to deliver significant social and economic regeneration, including increased visitor spend, tourism, development and construction related employment, neighbourhood regeneration, healthy living, training and skills development and community development. Regeneration will incl ude biodiversity and landscape aspects.

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Many thanks to Stroud District Council & Cotswold Canals Trust for facilitating this camera's location and capitally funding its installation. Within Stroud District, the Cotswold Canals comprise the corridors of the Stroudwater Canal and the Thames & Severn Canal. In certain sections they provide a valuable resource for the public to enjoy both active and passive recreational activity. In addition to their role as recreational resource, the canal corridors represent important landscape features and have historical, architectural, nature conservation and educational value. The canals provided an historic focus for industrial activity.