Lovely Map. See the changes.
My cousin Simon sent me this link to a map of South West England smoothly superimposed on the present google view. It is fun to play by toggling the fade button at the top to see what was then and what is now. Railway yes, colonies = the Marsh. No Imperial ground. Little change in the channel. Warren was shorter and wider. Date 1873 – 1888. Have a go! Link
Note: If you are looking on your phone the slider that allows the fade to the Google satellite map may not work though you can still enjoy the detail of the old map. It is fine on the computer.
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/print/?fbclid=IwAR0C02_0jS8ZCXfYlBKzwGqab6VMkc44qUiPczLz1zAsoFbaRmd2PD0IbLw#zoom=17&lat=50.61132&lon=-3.41386&layers=178&b=1
My encounters with flora at the tide’s reach. Part 1.
We invited Heath Nickels a wildlife and wildflower enthusiast to write a blog about flora at the tide's reach after a walk we made between Exton and the mouth of the Clyst. Tidelines is very much about valuing all our experiences and knowledge of the Exe whether you...
My encounters with flora at the tide’s reach. Part 2.
Exton to the Mouth of the Clyst We parked bikes at Exton Station, and walked back under the railway line which is passable at most times of the tide other than high tide, out northwards onto the Estuary. The walled railway embankment exhibited some typical estuarine...
The Map Room
This is a page to set up a gallery of maps submitted as part of the Mapping the Exe invitation. Please draw your own and upload them to me and I will put them on the gallery. Maps can be anything. It is about how you experience the Exe estuary or coastline or a...
The Almanac begins..
Things you notice epic or ordinary can be logged into The Alamanac via the website Almanac page. This a long term project and can grow over a number of years like a diary. It will create a picture of the estuary and how it is changing. You can enter almanac notes from...
What I would like to know. Our questions
Questions are now being asked! You can find them here. As I explore the estuary and around I find myself with more and more questions about how it all works and I imagine many of us share the same questions. For example I don't know what happens and how it shows when...
Night Fish
Looking for eels we found fish. Lots! We filmed at twilight on a new moon – eels swim into brooks and rivers at big tides in April which can be around new or full moon.
Links and Connections
Please find some links to interesting resources and websites all about the Exe. There are so many different ways to look at the Exe Estuary and this is a growing list so please do send us any recommendations. We are of course not responsible for any content on these...
Our photos online now
People have started contributing photos of the estuary or coastline and you can see them now in the online gallery. Hopefully this will inspire more people to send in more photos to make a diverse view of the Exe. Although many photos focus on the horizon, there is no...
Dust of the Sea
We decided to try and make salt and headed to the far point of Exmouth beach at Orcombe Point to collected sea water. Far out to the point, the bit where the mudstone rock pools and a steep edge into the sea to dip our containers. ON KNOWING HOW CLEAN Collecting water...
Bull Hill, Shelley Bank, Cockle Sand
Recognise this? Harbour on the right, Dawlish Warren on the left. This is the start of a 3d model of the estuary I have been making up at the Mens Shed in Exmouth. You can see the harbour. But why do the tides not cross between Bull Hill and Cockle Sands and cut a...