Latest Seatern Diaries Entries
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18th May: Wisteria at Exbury - It was our annual DFS assessment and I had to be at the RNLI station at Calshot for 12 noon. The 100 year old wisteria in the Old Tennis Courts area at Exbury was reported to be very good this… ...(Read More)
May 2nd-19th: Beach Defences - The work on the beach defences east of "the end of the trees" continued through May. To make the breakwaters they are sinking 8 foot posts into the ground and then cutting the tops of about 2 foot above beach… ...(Read More)
15th May: Here comes Seascow? - While on watch at NCI Stone Point I happened to mention that I was thinking of getting hold of the rig from a Mirror dinghy or similar dinghy with a gunter sail rig. The idea is to be able to… ...(Read More)
3rd May: Seal Sleeping off Lepe - On Sunday of a Bank Holiday weekend I was on watch at NCI Stone Point and for some time we watched a seal dozing in the water in front of the station. Seals can sleep upright in the water with… ...(Read More)
28th April: Exbury Gardens - We are struggling to fill the rota at NCI Stone Point. I ended up doing 1st and last shifts on Tuesday, 28th April, going to Exbury Gardens in between. Being the rhododendron season the Gardens were busy, there was no… ...(Read More)
27th April: Jetty final touches! - While the main jetty rebuild was finished towards the end of March there were still bits for me to finish off. I refastened the old tyres to the uprights in the hardstanding area and used a spare piece of scaffolding… ...(Read More)
26th April: Lepe Beach Defences - On a Beach Walk from NCI Stone Point on 17th April it was not possible to access the Country Park's D-Day remains due to work to put in new sea defences. The Country Park Facebook page had said "Access restriction… ...(Read More)
18th Apr: BDMLR & Palais des Vaches - I was booked for a covid booster vaccination, a new batch of NCI trifold leaflets needed collecting from the printer, the British Divers Marine Life Rescue organisation were training at Lepe, and I wanted to see the exhibition of music… ...(Read More)