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On our way back from Tewkesbury we detoured to Lydney Marina, on the Severn estuary. Although it’s only a 45 minute drive from home, neither of us could remember being there before. It’s another one of those slightly bonkers places, … Continue reading →

A short visit to this historic town where the river Avon meets the river Severn.

The 1901 Spritsail Barge, Gladys, returns from Portishead to Gloucester, via the Sharpness Canal, after sea trials following an upgrade.

I never imagined that Severn Beach in South Gloucestershire was at the forefront of environmental activism, but someone has made birds out of ordinary plastic milk bottles to highlight the fact that a high proportion of birds have plastic in … Continue reading →

After the flush of Spring flowers, we are left with fewer, but still spectacular, blooms, as we move into proper Summer.

A few very hot days in South Wales, camping at Bank Farm. Too hot to do much so spent most of the time on the beach near Burry Holme island, even some swimming. Famous for saltmarshes which give the lamb … Continue reading →

Lucy had a lovely walk, she says, along the banks of The Severn around the loop near Arlingham, west of Frampton.

We spent a few days in Eastnor, between Ledbury and the Malvern Hills in Herefordshire. The park is about 300 acres and an AONB, popular with walkers, wildlife watchers and campers. A big attraction for us (and the various people … Continue reading →

The Summer routine is getting under way in the garden pond. Dragonflies are emerging from their carapaces, many eaten before they can fly away by greedy sparrows. Nature, eh? It’s like a jungle out there.

By January 2020 we had walked Offa’s Dyke Path from Chepstow, where the River Wye meets The Severn, to a point just north of Llangollen in Denbighshire, North Wales. Since then, there have been certain difficulties preventing further progress. Now … Continue reading →