It's Looking A Bit Black Over Bill's Mother's

It's Looking A Bit Black Over Bill's Mother's

Five Weirs Walk To Return (Eventually) + The Halcyon Bird: Sun 18th Feb 2024

Kingfishers growing tame in the Porter Valley. And after five years, the lovely riverside route that fell into the Don might just be on the way back. Plus, What's On Out There?

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Feb 18, 2024
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Kingfisher in the Porter Valley - Photo by Ian Slingsby

Morning. Two stories today, one, I think a joy to behold in all kinds of ways, as we see how the Halcyon Bird is settling down into the Porter Valley. The other, not so pretty. The floods of 2019 crashed into a key riverside transport route and washed it away down the River Don. Now, five years late…

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