13 February, 2014

Worcester Floods

Whilst Surrey and Somerset continue to receive the majority of national flood news coverage, Worcester has slowly but surely been disappearing below the River Severn- which has risen to a ridiculously high level even by its large standard.

Being used to the comparatively 'tame' River Thames, the concept of large-scale flooding is pretty new to me, so I took the bike for a spin to inspect the local watergeddon, whilst paying a visit to my local patch- the Camp Lane Pits at Grimley...

The Camp House Inn, a small pub on the edge of Grimley, is now accessible only by boat. Funnily enough, a big banner across the front of the pub stresses that they are still 'OPEN'... presumably for the local Swans. 

Flooded fields in Grimley. The river would usually be somewhere way off in the distance to the right of the image. 

The northern end of Grimley village hasn't been able to avoid the flood water either...


The Camp Lane Pits themselves were fairly quiet on the bird front, but a smart female Goosander was on the main lake amongst low numbers of Gadwall, Pochard and Tufted Duck, before it flew off high north late in the afternoon.


The bird took off and showed what appears a red colour ring on its right leg. Cool... 

One of one Meadow Pipits on site today. 

These shots of the floods were taken a few days ago in Worcester. The river has since risen another half metre of so, and has almost completely cut off the University from the city centre. Madness!

The mouth of the River Amazon.

Whilst it may look like a lake, this is usually a race course.


A minor tap malfunction at the Vue Bar. 

Worcester's main road bridge...

This road leading up to the Uni is now impassable...

A dead end...

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