We had a cold dry start to the month; but it soon turned much wetter, and the river was running high for pretty much all of November. When it peaked near mid-month there was about an extra nine feet showing …

The weather pattern and river level that saw out last month continued into the early part of this month, with more cool weather and a steady flow coming down the system. It was good to get a late spin of …

The first few days of September saw the settled weather pattern continue although it is a bit cooler first thing in the mornings now and there is a definite autumnal feel about the place. The 1st day of the month …

August was to see a bit of a change in the weather patterns of late, with a much duller cooler start to this month. There was some welcome rain as the month progressed and it was good to see a …

The hot weather continued into July and was to keep going as the month progressed. The mercury was getting up over 30⁰C some days as the country basked in glorious sunshine; and there were records getting broken up and down …

June turned out to be one of the best we have had for a long time; with sustained warm dry spells, temperatures well up into the high twenties at times. There has also been a settled water level for most …

There was a touch of frost on the first morning of the first day of May, but it was not long until we were into a decent spell of weather. This month has got to have been one of the …

The cold weather continued into early April with frosty mornings and the odd bit of snow, and the river was sitting steady at couple of feet above summer level. There was a bit more activity along the estuary this month …

The harsh weather continued into March and worsened, as the extreme conditions caused havoc up and down the country. Freezing temperatures and drifting snow brought some places to a standstill. It was a case of rigging up our snow plough …

February started with another cold dry frosty day, one of many this month! It was a colder month over the weeks but we did have a few unseasonably warm days which were appreciated. The bees were quick to venture out …