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Offa's Dyke Barn Sunset, Brockweir. This barn is just off the footpath that leads down to Brockweir. The Offa's Dyke footpath runs from Chepstow to Prestatyn....... some 177 miles along the English / Welsh border. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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Come on in...... Brockweir. I was warned by the owner of these Geese that they were very unfriendly. They were just waiting for me to open the gate and enter their space. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D5100 |
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Elvering River Wye, Brockweir. Still not many elvers......... The fisherman here is dropping one or two into his tray. On a good night his net can 'sizzle' with hundreds of baby eels. These baby eels are about the diamater of a matchstick, 70mm long and clear in colour. ( Glass eels ) The elvers are carried on the Gulf Stream from the Sargasso Sea to Britain, it takes a few years for them to get here. They are swept up the Wye and Severn on the tide and when the water runs back they swim to the side and continue to try to go upstream. The fisherman holds the net in the water and the baby eels swim into it. After a few minutes he scoops the net out of the water and tips the catch into a tray. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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Elvering River Wye, Brockweir. This is an image of an elver fisherman looking into his net to check if there are any baby eels (elvers) in it. There were none tonight but maybe on tomorrow's higher tide there will be. The elvers are carried on the Gulf Stream from the Sargasso Sea to Britain, it takes a few years for them to get here. They are swept up the Wye and Severn on the tide and when the water runs back they swim to the side and continue to try to go upstream. The fisherman holds the net in the water and the baby eels swim into it. After a few minutes he scoops the net out of the water and tips the catch into a tray. I will return tomorrow night and hopefully get some pics of the elvers. This pic was handheld but I will use a tripod next time. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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River Wye, Brockweir. A view looking up the River Wye at Brockweir. The river is tidal and sometimes can spill into the meadow. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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Quay and Bridge, Brockweir. The quay at Brockweir had a long history from its early days through to the latter part of the nineteenth century. Brockweir was the last tidal quay for boats traveling inland on the River Wye; the river is too shallow beyond Brockweir to cope with the draught of trading vessels from Bristol, Cardiff, Gloucester etc. The association between the river and the village was such it was documented in 1870 that in the 17th and 18th centuries every resident of Brockweir depended on the river for their livelihood.............. The road bridge seen on the right was built in 1906 and connected with the Welsh side of the River Wye and saw the final nail securely hammered into the coffin of the Brockweir Quay. Perhaps interestingly the bridge, famously known as the Ugly Bridge, was built from iron girders floated up the river from Chepstow on barges and landed on the quay at Brockweir… so it could be argued the quay was instrumental in its own downfall. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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Looking Upstream, Brockweir. Brockweir in Black and White...... England on the right and Wales on the left. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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Meadow Grass, Brockweir. A section of meadow grass in a field above the river Wye at Brockweir. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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Looking Down, Brockweir. Brockweir is a small village on the eastern bank of the River Wye, within the Forest of Dean. For centuries it had a thriving shipbuilding, fitting-out and repair industry. Brockweir was the highest point reached by a normal tide on the Wye, and a key transhipment point where the cargoes of sea-going ships were transferred onto barges to be sent upstream, and the products of Herefordshire and the Forest of Dean were sent back to Bristol and beyond. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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How oft, in spirit, have I turned to thee......Brockweir. Looking up the Wye valley at Brockweir, the Moravian church can be seen in-front of the bridge. Maybe Wordsworth sat here when he wrote his famous poem about the Wye ? This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
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Morning Mist, Brockweir. Early morning on Brockweir bridge that crosses the river Wye, the doves being disturbed by the car crossing the bridge. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D800 |
