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Costa Beck, North Yorkshire | Oxfolds Beck, North Yorkshire

Getting reacquainted with an old friend

Something of a nostalgia trip this afternoon as I  made my way to the Costa and Oxfolds Becks near to Pickering. The tale of these spring-fed becks is a rather sad one. They are in fact the same watercourse, with the Oxfolds running into the Costa, separated only by a weir. Anyhow, many people will […]

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