Walk to and around Gheluvelt Park, Worcester: Christmas Day, Friday, 25th December, 2020.

Maybe slightly less water in the park this morning.

On Waterworks Walk.

Ice-ice baby.

Tops of the lower railings just starting to show.

Glorious day downstream.

Waterworks Road.

Word has it that the river peaked yesterday afternoon.

There's a lot of water to pump out.

View over the racecourse from The Pumphouse car park.

Robin above the car park.

Gheluvelt Park from Waterworks Road.

Unappealing stagnant water in The Brook.

A local enquires re the availability of M & S nuts.

Vicky, feeling guilty, explains that we only have 

swan food pellets today.

Squirrel experiences a keen sense of betrayal.

Walk to Bridge Street and back, Worcester: Thursday, 24th December, 2020.

 

The Brook and Gheluvelt Park from Tower Bridge.

River is still rising in the park.

Where has The Brook gone?

Um.....and the railings for that matter?

Splendid day downstream.

Waterworks Road.

River is right over to The Pumphouse car park.

Swans carry on regardless.

Allotments are well-watered.

Flood watching.

It's a spectator sport.

This was the exit from The Racecourse 

we used yesterday. 

Can't use it today!

Chickens, hens and geese wonder where 

their meadow has gone.

View across The Racecourse from Stephenson Terrace.

Theatres everywhere have had it tough this year.

The Swan Theatre now has flooding to contend with.

On dry land - just about.

Us - and The Racecourse 'Lake'.

Don't think we'll be walking thru' this car park today.

Sign of the times?

Waiting to film summat.

One car escapes, one car has been abandoned.

Debris under Bridge Street.

Tree 'growing' amongst the debris.

Can't walk down Bromwich Parade to Diglis.

Classic view of Worcester.

Flood-watcher watching the flood.

Chap on The Racecourse, in a boat, wearing a 

Christmas bobble hat.

And on that note it's time for us to head home.

Pre-rain walk to the river (well, near it), Worcester: Wednesday, 23rd December, 2020.

 

More water in the park to the west.

More water in the park to the east.

The Severn is over Pitchcroft and onto the racecourse.

Not only the footpath but also the 

railings are under water.

Waterworks Road.

The Environment Agency's original Tuesday-peak 

prediction has proved innacurate.

It's now predicted the river will peak on 

Christmas Day (Fri) or Boxing Day.

Negotiating a deep puddle at a racecourse exit.

Robin.

Not the usual one.

This one lives in the bushes near 

The Pump House.

Walk to the river, the doc's and then the chemists and back, Worcester: Tuesday, 22nd December, 2020.

River and Brook still rising in the park.

Pitchcroft flood water.

There may not be a jetty but there are two swans.

View over the racecourse.

Lucky recipients of our swan food pellets.

River water seeping out of the racecourse.

Another Repeat being delivered.

About to enter.

A selfie to show just how much water is on the racecourse.

Well, that was the idea.