Some spring thaws are rougher than others but this year’s was particularly brutal. Many young trees were planted after recent construction work in the wild area past the curve in the river. Many of these trees have been destroyed by huge chunks of ice and torrents of water.

These trees (along with many others) have lost much of their bark after the annual inundation.

Looking south from above the dam, water and ice has stripped the bark from these young trees.

Sadly, there’s nothing to be done except plant more wisely in the future.

On the plus side, two observations; there’s very little garbage in the wild area and the pond formed in 2013 has survived the construction mess and the latest floods.

The pond and the protruding sewer cover (white – upper centre).

On another topic, the white object sticking out above the newly planted grass in the background is a visible reminder of the sewer relining that took place over the last couple of years. Hans Havermann’s excellent blog has an article complete with extensive photos of this sewer pipe cover and the engineering (or lack of) that has led to its striking prominence, damage and repair this February.

Blocks of ice weighing several tonnes overflow the Humber’s banks almost every year. Anything that protrudes above ground level is at risk.