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    Very oddly shaped lock on our way to Fladbury
    One of the young people making their way from the bank to the island on the rope ferryFishing from the ferryThe blackberries have been amazing this yearWheat nearly ready to harvestThe water doesn't even reach green on the level indicatorLow water levels mean only one side of the wier is being usedA fisher sitting in the shallow water

    Fladbury Lock Island

    August 6, 2024 in England ⋅ 🌙 16 °C

    Like at most of the Avon's locks, the river was parted around a small island, with one side going through the lock and the other over a wier. As a result of all the hot, dry days the water level was low and only flowed over half the wier.

    The island we moored at had a large old brick house on it, within its fenced off gardens. A group of young people seemed to be making the most of their stay there and we saw several taking trips between the island and the bank on the house's little flat bottomed rope ferry.

    There wasn't much room to walk the dogs on the island but if we crossed the bridge over the lock there was a dirt track between fields and space left at the side of a wheat field for fishers to drive their cars to the fishing platforms. The wheat ears were nearly ripe and there were some amazing blackberries ready to pick for smoothies 😋    Read more