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...
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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...
6th March: a “Hydraulic Lepe”!
In a previous post I suggested that the reason that the position of Lepe Spit shows up in the lefthand photo (taken in June 2019)...
Chessel Bay walks during March
Until recently, if I went for a walk I’d walk upstream (with regard to the River Itchen) to Riverside Park. However to get there I...
29th March: Covid positive for the BBC!
I was on watch at NCI Stone Point on Friday and Saturday 25th/26th March, the latter shift being to fill in slot needing a qualified watchkeeper....
2nd April: Coxed Fours on River Itchen
On 2nd April I happened to look out of my bedroom window and saw a coxed rowing four paddling up the river towards Woodmill… followed...
29th April: Walk after Covid-19
Once I was clear of covid and tested negative I did a watch at Stone Point on the 16th April. It was 2½ weeks after...
1st May: Round the Island – very fast
On Sunday 1st May I went out to Lepe Country Park early to try to photograph the power boat Round the Island Race. Unfortunately the...
12th May: Third Pontoon mooring cleat
While I was on duty at the National Coastwatch stand at the Southampton Boat Show last September I took the opportunity to order a third...