Tag Archives: Blackwater

25. Tillingham Marshes to Burnham on Crouch

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ruth Livingstone

The Dengie peninsula is flat, marshy and has a coastal walk 17 miles in length. I suffer my first serious bout of boredom …. then I see a mirage, a strangely decorated gate and discover an enormous mushroom. Continue reading →

Posted in 04 Essex | Tagged Blackwater, britain, british, coast, coastal, Dengie, england, Essex, Essex Coast, marsh, mirage, mushrooms, photography, pill box, public right of way, River Crouch, Tillingham, UK, walk, walker, walking | 20 Comments

23. Maylandsea to Bradwell

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Ruth Livingstone

The wind is wild and the sea stormy. I meet a venemous, slithery thing. And I grow angry at people who obstruct my right to walk along the sea wall. Continue reading →

Posted in 04 Essex | Tagged adder, Blackwater, Bradwell power station, britain, coast, coastal erosion, england, Essex, Essex Coast, foot path, footpath, hiking, Maylandsea, path, photography, public access, right of way, snake, UK, walk, walking | 3 Comments

21. Tollesbury to Maldon

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Ruth Livingstone

This walk starts under wide, empty skies and follows a meandering, sea bank. What is the story behind the lonely bench in this isolated spot? Later, I meet a semi-naked man, friendly sheep and excited children on bicycles.
Continue reading →

Posted in 04 Essex | Tagged beach, Blackwater, british, butterfly, causeway, coast, coastal, Essex, hiking, path, photography, river, sheep, UK, walk, walker, walking | 10 Comments

Stage 20. Old Hall Marshes to Tollesbury

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Ruth Livingstone

Bradwell Power Station looms menacingly on the horizon. There is the threat of rain and strange colour-changing light. My trousers look like an insect graveyard – sticky webs with spiders, flies, butterflies, beetles, ladybirds… Little flies extract their revenge on behalf of the insect kingdom, attacking my upper arms. Continue reading →