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With being published in 1918 Tidal Lands (s.p.b.s) considers the reclamation of lowland foreshores to be an automatic good (waste land made productive), nowhere do the authors hint at any sense of loss when changing the shoreline ecosystem. The photo above (p. 167) shows the vegetated ‘high saltmarsh’ being grazed by horses and, in the […]

Of course not all linear flood defences are just banks of clay soil. For example, yesterday had a short walk along the ‘bank’ at Goxhill Ferry, with very clear views along the Estuary frontage of Hull, here the seaward slope of the bank is reinforced with natural stone blocks laid to fit together then bonded by a

An informative site re the above is Gov. UK – Environmental Management – Wildlife and Habitat Conservation (this jointly published by Natural England, Environment Agency and Department of the Environment). Although persons can be fined or imprisoned for allowing pernicious weeds to spread from their land to that of a neighbour or into ‘the wild’ it

Firstly a mistake, the woad on the Humber bank is more likely to be yellow rocket, Barberea vulgaris, associated historically with a young Greek woman, Barbara, killed by Roman soldiers in A.D. 235 and later canonised by the Roman Catholic Church. Vulgaris = common (‘of damp places and riversides’). The above picture is taken (internet)

Another fine day, occasional whispy cumulus only, slight, refreshing easterly breeze. A.m. two coats of undercoat on rear gable-end of garage. P.m. took Rachael to an event at New Holland Community Hall, Good community café there, sat with Molly on Danesgate, pleasant area opposite the old Yarborough Hotel, on a day like today New Holland has

Another day dominated by high pressure, clear sky all day, warmth moderated only by a gentle easterly breeze. Painted garage door before watching wedding of Megan Markel and Harry Windsor at St. George’s chapel, Windsor Castle. Unconventional ceremony with address by American Episcopalian minister and other features celebrating Megan’s mixed-race heritage. Megan and her mother