World14 Oct 2026

A river, an oak woodland and the cordon

The valley gets water, trees and a border.

Low view across a shallow, clear river running over stones, with grey boulders on the near bank and grass tufts, dark shrubs and poplars on the far bank. — A riffle Clear water runs over cobbles and gravel bars below the poplars. In-engine capture, development build, 14 Oct 2026.

A 2.8 km river now runs the length of the valley, cut so its bed always falls downstream, with pools, riffles, gravel bars and boulders that break the surface.

Clear river water over a gravel bed beside a sandy bank with dry grass, a row of poplars and a pale limestone peak in the distance. — A river pool A gravel-bedded pool beneath poplars and a limestone peak. In-engine capture, development build, 14 Oct 2026.

Open groves of coppiced oak, about 47,500 stems with shrubs beneath, cover the foothills above it.

Looking down on scattered clumps of dark green oak scrub across a dry, golden grassy slope. — Oak on the foothills Looking down on coppiced oak scattered across a dry golden slope. In-engine capture, development build, 14 Oct 2026.

Where the asphalt ends, a cordon line crosses the valley: concrete teeth, wire and radiation signs. A dirt track runs on past it to the ruined outskirts of Shar.