When I posted my first photograph of Speech House Lake in the Forest of Dean I speculated that, like other stretches of water in the Forest, this small lake was probably man-made and associated with either mine workings or the provision of water power. Some recent reading shows I was partly wrong. Apparently it was created at some point after 1974 because it does not appear on the Ordnance Suvey map of that time. Moreover, it was constructed, by damming a small stream, for the purposes of fishing. It continues to be used by fishermen today as well as offering a destination for walkers in the woodland.
photo © T. Boughen Camera: Lumix FZ1000 2
