Draper's Osier Bed Stream
| Draper's Osier Bed Stream | |
| Stream | |
 The weir off of the Kennet and Avon Canal which forms the source of Draper's Osier Bed Stream | |
| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Counties | Berkshire |
| Districts / Boroughs | Theale Parish |
| Source | |
| - location | Kennet and Avon Canal, Sulhamstead Lock, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| - coordinates | GB-ENG 51°25′33″N 1°05′10″W / 51.425758°N 1.086059°W |
| Mouth | Kennet and Avon Canal, Holy Brook |
| - location | Pingewood, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| - coordinates | GB-ENG 51°25′54″N 1°04′11″W / 51.431779°N 1.069837°WCoordinates: GB-ENG 51°25′54″N 1°04′11″W / 51.431779°N 1.069837°W |
Draper's Osier Bed Stream is a small stream in southern England, in the county of Berkshire. It is formed at a weir on the Kennet and Avon Canal, and travels east for a while, before merging with the head of the Holy Brook stream. An Osier bed is where historically willows were planted and coppiced to produce withies which were used for basket making, fish-traps, and other purposes. The willow species salix viminalis was typically grown for this purpose. Willow rods (cuttings) would be planted, which root easily in moist ground, and the growth of the willow withies would be cut every one or two years.[1]
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