The plan a year ago was to re-walk the north and south banks of the Humber Estuary in sections and record the main features, both by photographs and posts. This has not yet been completed and has fallen victim of intervening priorities and the practicalities of linear walks. The sections completed so far on the north bank are Blacktoft to Brough Haven (mentioned June 2022 but no proper blog), Hessle Foreshore to Brough Haven (June ’22), Hessle Foreshore to the Deep (June ’22, but no proper blog), The Deep to Queen Elizabeth Dock (October ’22 but again no proper blog), Paull to Thorney Crofts (south Holderness coast, December ’22), Thorney Crofts to Stone Creek (south Holderness coast, January ’23) and Stone Creek to Patrington Haven (south Holderness Coast, May ’23). This then is a complete transit of the north bank where a coastal walk is available/possible except for the final stretch from Patrington Haven to Spurn Point.
The sections completed on the south bank are the mouth of East Halton Beck to Killingholme Dock jetties (March ’23), Killingholme Dock to the edge of Immingham Dock (March ’23). So, much is left to do; from west to east Alkborough to Whitton, Whitton to South Ferriby, South Ferriby to Barton, Barton to Goxhill Marsh and Goxhill Marsh to the mouth of East Halton Beck. Also Immingham Dock to Grimsby and Grimsby to Humberstone. I am familiar with these stretches but have not yet re-walked them for this project.
The rather patchy blog record of this project is partly explained by my priority on the days of these walks of getting a photographic record; as to any other reasons put it down to my disorganisation.
I will take a short break now and continue the ‘It’s the trees’ theme in June.