Vipava at Batuje weir
By Batuje railway station and the former agricultural-tool factory, a weir on the Vipava forms a long, deep pool as the river cuts through vine-covered flysch hills towards the Pekel narrows. The gravel bed is richly overgrown, with boulders, fallen trees and stumps, and reaches 4.5 m on a right-hand bend above the weir. Fish are very shy – usually all you see is a cloud of silt from a fleeing fish – so it is more about the landscape than wildlife.
depth: 0–4.5 m