Author name: Richard Clarke

The photo above shows a view north from the footbridge over the lock-gates of Market Weighton Canal and shows a view over this section of Wallingfen. The Market Weighton Canal was created in 1773 by the canalisation of the lower River Foulness which previously meandered across Wallingfen. The economic incentive for the canalisation was the […]

Walking west along the Humber flood bank from Crabley Farm on the left is a large linear reedbed which, along with Whitton Sand and Faxfleet Ness, form sections of one of the Humber Estuary’s nature reserves, characterised here by extensive reedbeds. The Estuary side of the reedbed is determined by the depth of water in

Continuing west from Brough Haven and marina along the top of the clay bank flood barrier towards Crabley Farm the Humber foreshore and bank is clearly rented-out to a local farm (probably Crabley Farm) for grazing rights. It is essential to keep dogs on a lead in such areas. In the photo above, looking east,

The photo above shows a view west from a point on the Estuary side as the walker is approaching Brough. The industrial buildings in the middle distance were built for the once aircraft/aircraft parts manufacturing business, initially serving the Blackburn Company, this taken over by Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s and in turn taken over

When writing the last blog/post, The Humber Estuary 3, I forgot to mention the Capper Pass site. Between Brickyard Lane and Welton Water is the site of the once Capper Pass non-ferrous metal refining industrial site which was developed here between the late 1930s and the early 21st century. The industrial complex included a high

Having passed the hazardous foreshore at North Ferriby walking west, west of the shelter belt (s.p.b.) the foreshore becomes much more accessible plus there is a public right of way along the top of Ferriby (North) Cliff along the field-side. Ferriby (North) Cliff is a low sandy cliff being matched exactly by the same geo-physical