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Footprints in the Clay

The huge spring tide tends to wash away all of the silt and mud near the bank of the Severn Estuary. Last time it did this with revealed...

Ink Bottle?

Found this largely intact bottle wedged in the clay layer of the intertidal section of the Severn Estuary. a few chips in the spout but...

Rocky outcrop (Guscar Rocks)

Only accessibly during low tide this rocky outcrop is covered in seaweed and is a trap for anything coming up and down the...

Fossil or Rock?

This rock came from the rocky bed of the #intertidal section of the #severnestuary. Looks like some form of fossilised mammoth...

July to December 2020

Some interesting stuff found in lockdown from large metal nails to bottle stoppers, complete bottles. #mudlarking #intertidal...

Roman building? Maybe, maybe not

UPDATE: After liaising with the very nice county #finds people it turns out the site is a post-medieval mill!. circa 16/17th century....

Pottery, glass, bones and sunsets

After a downpour the intertidal mud can be washed off in some sections of the Severn Estuary and that seemed to be the case today as I...

The Red Shores

Lovely walk when the tide was fully out on Sunday. Managed to get right out over the mud to the red rocks, red clay and red sandy beach...

Fishing Traps, More Pottery Fragments

Bit of heavy rain un-earthed a few more fish trap poles and a load of devils toe nails (Gryphaea). Also a couple of pottery fragments...

V muddy indeed

Whole areas covered in about a foot of silt today. The footprints I found completely covered. Picked up another glass bottle but there...

Pottery and stuff on the River Bed

Managed to get right down on the estuary bed yesterday. #archeology #mud #pottery #ironworks #roman #medieval #fishing #severnestuary...

Severn Estuary Glass

A collection of the glass bits and bobs found int the intertidal zone of the Severn Estuary. #archeology #mud #glass #severnestuary...

Footprints or Pawprints?

Having watched the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lScAz3-3HM) of the research performed down the estuary I have started to look...

Eiffel Tower Lemonade and other stuff

Early walk before work. The immense amount of rain and wind make the shore surprisingly clean of silt. Found 15 Devils Toenails and...

Modern or Ancient Cattle Print?

Found at the base of the where the shore meets the land. A height of around 2.5 meters from where this image was taken to the field...

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