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A wildlife walk & bird photo guide for Sharpness’s canal, dock & Severn area

Being next to the Severn Estuary and on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, the Sharpness Docks area is honoured to be home to a wide range of bird species. Other wildlife habitats are provided by the woods on the ...Read More

SARA lifeboat station rescue is no walk in the park

Our story takes place on a Saturday in a beautiful setting bathed in gorgeous September sunshine - but this was no walk in the park! Wearing full lifeboat rescue gear from head to toe, a team from the Severn Area Rescue ...Read More

High tides and broken records on the Upper Severn Estuary

The above photo shows peak high tide at the entrance to Sharpness Docks on the morning of 12th March 2020. The familiar scene is nearly unrecognisable as the two wooden piers are almost submerged.This was forecast to be the ...Read More