Earthwatcher's photos with the keyword: estuary

A visit to Spurn Point 10 The east-facing beach of Spurn has a series of groynes, now mostly in disrepair. The object was presumably to try to limit sediment drift southwards to help keep the mouth of the Humber clear for shipping. A large cargo vessel is moored in the estuary mouth, perhaps awaiting high tide before moving off?

A visit to Spurn Point 14 A view north-east from the grassy sand banks of Spurn Warren.

A visit to Spurn Point 15 The southern part of Spurn widens into the grassy sand banks of Spurn Warren. There are two lighthouses on Spurn; the newer 'High Lighthouse', painted black and white, was built 1893-95; the older 'Low Lighthouse' is visible to the right of centre. More details here: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1083476 The High Lighthouse was taken out of service in 1985 and is now managed and opened for visitors by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

A visit to Spurn Point 18 There are two lighthouses on Spurn; the newer 'High Lighthouse', painted black and white, was built 1893-95; the older 'Low Lighthouse' is visible to the right of centre. More details here: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1083476 The High Lighthouse was taken out of service in 1985 and is now managed and opened for visitors by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

A visit to Spurn Point 16 This is a view from the grassy sand bank of Spurn Warren across the Humber Estuary to Grimsby with its prominent Dock Tower.

A visit to Spurn Point 20 There are two lighthouses on Spurn; this is the lantern turret of the newer 'High Lighthouse', which was built 1893-95. More details here: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1083476 The High Lighthouse was taken out of service in 1985 and is now managed and opened for visitors by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

A visit to Spurn Point 26 Looking south-west from the landward end of Spurn, over the narrow Spurn Neck (the high spring tide wash-over zone). Spurn Point itself, and the two lighthouses, are visible on the skyline towards the right.

A visit to Spurn Point 23 A view east from Spurn Warren, with the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm visible on the horizon.

A visit to Spurn Point 22 There are two lighthouses on Spurn; the newer 'High Lighthouse', painted black and white, was built 1893-95; the older 'Low Lighthouse' is visible on the left. The Lower Lighthouse', was built by engineer John Smeaton and completed in 1776. But by 1892, the structure was becoming cracked and unstable, and the new 'Upper Lighthouse' was constructed to replace Smeaton's light. The black cylinder on the top of the Lower Lighthouse is a water tank, which has replaced the former lantern turret.

A visit to Spurn Point 21 There are two lighthouses on Spurn; this is the older, 'Lower Lighthouse', which was built by engineer John Smeaton and completed in 1776. By 1892, the structure was becoming cracked and unstable, and the new 'Upper Lighthouse' was constructed to replace Smeaton's light. The black cylinder on the top is a water tank, which has replaced the former lantern turret.

A visit to Spurn Point 19 There are two lighthouses on Spurn; this is the newer 'High Lighthouse', which was built 1893-95. More details here: historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1083476 The High Lighthouse was taken out of service in 1985 and is now managed and opened for visitors by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

A visit to Spurn Point 12 The western side of Spurn overlooks the salt marsh and mud flats: a haven for wading and migrating birds, which flock here to feed. The white Chalk boulders originate from barge-loads of Chalk emplaced on the west side of the spit during the period 1851 - 1857 following a series of storm surge breaches.

A visit to Spurn Point 13 The western side of Spurn overlooks the salt marsh and mud flats: a haven for wading and migrating birds, which flock here to feed. On the far side of the Humber Estuary are the industrial complexes and refineries between Grimsby and Immingham docks.

A visit to Spurn Point 11 The western side of Spurn overlooks the salt marsh and mud flats: a haven for wading and migrating birds, which flock here to feed. The white Chalk boulders originate from barge-loads of Chalk emplaced on the west side of the spit during the period 1851 - 1857 following a series of storm surge breaches.

Originally uploaded for the GuesswhereUK group. This is a view from Arnside promenade looking north-westwards over the Kent estuary towards Limegarth Wood and Sunnyside Farm (centre right). Taken just a few days before the summer solstice, the sun sets a long way round to the north-west.

Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK group. This is a view westwards over the Landshipping Pill and Daugleddau River at low tide from Landshipping Quay, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Close by here is a small but poignant memorial to the 40 miners killed in Pembrokeshire's worst ever coal mining disaster on 14th February 1844, when the rising tide broke through into a mine roadway heading out from the Garden Pit under the estuary with very little depth of cover to the sea bed. There are several contemporary accounts of the disaster which vary somewhat in the details, and are summarised here: www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/Carm/Landshipping.htm www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/posts/landshipping_mining_disas... Having worked underground in the coal mines of Yorkshire and South Wales, I find these stories especially moving. Even today, I feel there is an intense sadness about this place which still lingers, even on a bright sunny day. A memorial service for the lost miners (which included children and probably some women too) is held annually on St Valentine's Day at St Burnett's Hill Chapel nearby.

The Ribble estuary at Lytham, Lancashire

Originally uploaded for the Guesswhere UK group This is a view of the saltmarsh and Ribble estuary at low tide, taken from the sea front at Lytham, Lancashire. Winter Hill near Bolton is just visible on the skyline.