9th January: Erosion at Lepe
For some time various bushes have been over-hanging the beach at Lepe as the cliff is eroded away. Amazingly, if it rains you sometimes see...
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13th January: Frosty morning walk
A beautiful sunny day started with finding some frost crystals covering the moss on the jetty “railings” which are designed to stop Seatern’s standing rigging...
20th January: Southampton Migrants Walk!
Searching the University web site I’d stumbled upon an interesting book: “Southampton’s Migrant Past and Present” and, having bought a copy, I decided to do...
7th February: Lepe Tree Planting
I was one of a group of NCI members who helped plant some 23 Corsican/Austrian pines (pinus nigra). It represented the first tranche of Phase...
18th February: Flood precautions
On the 30th November last year I opened up the cover to what I like to call the house’s bilge pump! In a flood it...
18th February: Storm Eunice
For storm Eunice on 18th February 2022, a Flood Alert for a maximum water level of 5.37m had been issued by the Environment Agency and...
24th February: Boats at Northam Bridge
Walking to Chessel Bay I go over Northam Bridge. Downstream various assemblages of “river gypsy” boats are moored in the area between the bridge and...
25th February: Lepe after storm Eunice
After a visit to NCI Hengistbury Head on the 22nd February I decided to stop off at Lepe Country park to look at the damage...
Photos: Lepe Car Park and Cliff erosion
[View Diary Entry] Photos taken on the 22nd and 25th February of the Beach Car Park, and erosion of the cliffs at Lepe Country Park...
Photos: Lepe Spit and D-day remains
[View Diary Entry] Photos taken on the 25th February of Lepe Spit, Stansore Point, and the D-Day remains at Lepe Country Park following storm Eunice...