The month started with a bitter wind on a dull dry day, and the river level was to continue dropping back for the next week. On the 2nd of the month, we had our first couple of sand martins back …

We had a hard frost and a bit of fog on the opening day of the month and the colder weather was to continue with us for a while, but the river level did continue to fall back a bit …

It was a calm dry dull start to the month of February and the river level continued to drop back for the first week before some heavy rain saw it rise quickly again up to eleven feet six on the …

It was quieter spell of weather that saw in the new year and the water level continued to slowly drop back. As it is at this time of year a lot of our time was spent on cutting more wood, …

We had a frosty start to the first few days of December, and as the river’s catchment area slowed up with the cold snap the river level continued to slowly drop away. As is the case at this time of …

We had showers and a breezy day to welcome in another month, a pattern of weather that was to continue for a while before we finally got some frost. The river level began to drop very slowly over the coming …

The month started with a dry, dull calm day and for the first week or so as the water level continued to slowly abate; but this was all to change around the 8th when we were hit with torrential rain …

The month started off well with a decent warm spell of weather and a river level that continued to slowly fall back towards summer level. The bees were very active during this time, and it was good to get a …

It was a damp start to the first day of the month; but it soon brightened with a stiff breeze clearing the skies, it was a pattern that was to continue for about two weeks. The river level was slowly …

July started pretty much the same way as June had ended; cooler, duller, and damper but the wetter weather came as the first week wore on and after having just had one of the driest Junes on record, we were …