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Description: River Thames at Isleworth Ait Isleworth Ait is one of several islands in this reach of the River Thames. The 3.5 hectare island is uninhabited and only accessible by boat. It is a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) managed by the London Wildlife Trust, and their website page describing the island and its natural habitat is here http://www.wildlondon.org.uk/reserve.php?reserve_id=95 The whole of the island is contained within this grid square, and this is the southern or upstream tip. The "paddle" on the side of the boat moored on the island is a leeboard, which is a type of keel that can be lowered into the water to provide sideways stability whilst the vessel is under away.
Title: River Thames at Isleworth Ait - geograph.org.uk - 535417
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