Ancient land surface being reveled as the marine sediments are moved along.

War & Peace

An evening delivery of sand and gravel for a beneficial use of dredging's project in Essex.

Eroding marine sediments around the Mersea foreshore have revealed some very interesting finds - for example, this could possibly be a section of Roman rope.

The remains of East Mersea Fort are washing away rapidly now - built under the direction of Henry VIII in 1543. The ladder post array in foreground are possibly from a quay serving the fort?

May 2025 River Stour.

No politics or violence I am afraid - just some saltmarsh that looks like a tree. #essexcoast

Spring storm over the Blackwater river

Macro Algae's soon smothering the early Noltii in Copperas Bay Essex this year.

Roman Pacina - Colchester

Quick look inside the Roman Barrow on Mersea Island merseamuseum.org.uk/mmbarrow…

Fairly baron March seabed in the River Blackwater.

4th season as saltmarsh after a few centuries dry. Spartina with some overwintering MA.

Orplands Bradwell MR early spring 2025 so 30 years along. Interesting looking at the diatom NDVI reflectance top of image. Bladder rack like a belisha beacon as usual,

St Lawrence Bay March MA Control.

An attempt at visualizing the ebb and flow around the bay marshes and sandbank on the River Blackwater Essex.

A photograph taken in March 2025 showing harbour dredging's placed around the NE corner of Horsey Island in Essex. Foreground sandbank was placed in 1998 - toward the top of photo was placed in 2021.

Diatom-alley

Part of an Essex Saltern "Red Hill" eroding out of the saltmarsh showing some amazing detail after 2000 years - of I presume the brine tanks??

BA pots shards from East Mersea, Soot still visible after 3000 years :0