Riverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weir keeper by Robert Craig Now at the end of February, the sun is shining and there is snow on the ground.…
March 12, 2018 / No Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weirkeeper by Robert Craig As winter moves into spring, I’ve spent time finishing off the hedge cutting and strimming of bramble…
April 15, 2017 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham Returning home from a trip to Cornwall to visit family, with little time for any serious birdwatching while there, left me eager to catch up with what I had been missing…
April 6, 2017 / 2 Comments / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weirkeeper by Robert Craig For me the last few weeks have been mainly about attending to weir keeping duties, although just…
March 8, 2017 / No Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from the local St Catherine’s lengthsman and weirkeeper by Robert Craig Prior to my taking annual leave, I spent the beginning of May mowing and strimming – a priority with…
June 3, 2016 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Martin Giles “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the…
September 6, 2014 / 5 Comments / Read MoreThe latest of our riverbank tales from the local Stoke lengthsman Richard Cant. Easter is always classed as the start of the boating season, with longer days, warmer weather, school…
May 4, 2014 / No Comment / Read MoreThe latest of our riverbank tales from the local Stoke lengthsman Richard Cant. The one word that springs to mind about March is trees! It feels like every job that…
April 9, 2014 / No Comment / Read MoreRiverbank tales from our local St Catherine’s Lengthsman/Weirkeeper by Robert Craig With the daylight hours slowly getting shorter and the mists rising over the river and meadows at dusk, there…
October 12, 2013 / No Comment / Read MoreBy Malcolm Fincham With young families of birds now on display, buttercups casting a yellow sheen across the meadows and a settled spell of weather to start the month of…
June 9, 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More
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