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LAND YEO MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT
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APRIL 2025's WEATHER
April's Weather with 27.17mm of rainfall and 20 rain free days was wetter, warmer, windier but brighter than March's.
April 22 was the wettest day with 7.11mm of rainfall.
April's average daily low temperature was 7.29C.
April's average daily temperature was 12.23C.April's average daily high temperature was 17.72C.
April's lowest daily average of 9.60 was produced on April 17.
April's highest daily average of 18.80C was produced on April 30.
April 17 produced the lowest temperature of 3.10C Min.
April 30 produced the highest temperature of 26.00C Max.
April's average wind direction was from the East, South East with a daily average wind speed of 3.72MPH.
April's average daily wind gust was 3.85MPH.
April 16 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 30.07MPH.
April's average daily UV Index was 4.36.
April 18 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 1.4.
April 17 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 5.3.
APRIL 2025's DIARY
Diary Entry April 29 Weather 8.8C Min, 25.5 Max. Sunny with winds from the North East averaging 1.6 MPH and gusting to 12.3 Max with no precipitation.
First sighting this year of a Common Blue Damselfly in the garden.
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Diary Entry April 26 Weather 10.2C Min, 18.3 Max. Sunny with cloudy intervals, winds from the East, South East averaging 1.9 MPH and gusting to 10.7 Max with no precipitation.
A possible sighting of a Swift overflying the garden and Long Tailed Tits and Gold Finches seen in the bird bath.
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Diary Entry April 21 Weather 10.1C Min, 14.8 Max. Sunny with cloudy intervals, winds from the West, South West averaging 3.4 MPH and gusting to 15.2 Max with 2.54mm of precipitation.
First sighting this year of a Large Red Damselfly in the garden and a rare sighting this year of a Dunnock
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Diary Entry April 17 Weather 6.2C Min, 15.9 Max. Cloudy with sunny intervals, winds from the North, North East averaging 4.8 MPH and gusting to 17.4 Max with no precipitation.
First sighting this year of an Orange Tip butterfly in the garden.
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Diary Entry April 09 Weather 6.2C Min, 15.9 Max. Cloudy with sunny intervals, winds from the North, North East averaging 4.8 MPH and gusting to 17.4 Max with no precipitation.
First sighting this year of a Holly Blue butterfly in the garden.
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Diary Entry April 01 Weather 5.3C Min, 17.4 Max. Sunny, winds from the North averaging 4.4 MPH and gusting to 17.0 Max with no precipitation.
First sighting this year of a Speckled Wood butterfly in the garden.
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The Year Weatherwise 2026
A total of 259.06mm of rainfall and 29 rain free days.
The wettest day of the year was January 8 recorded with 16.15mm of rainfall.
The wettest month being January with 115.3mm of rain.
The driest month being March with 35.35mm of rain.
The years warmest day with a temperature of 14.2C was recorded on March 18.
The years coldest day with a temperature of 2.1C was recorded on January 05.
The years highest temperature of 20.6C was recorded on March 18.
The years lowest temperature of -3.2C was recorded on January 06.
The years average daily wind direction was from the South, South East with a daily average wind seed of 3.83MPH
The years highest sustained wind speed was recorded at 26.10MPH on March 24.
The years highest wind gust was recorded at 35.11MPH on March 13.
The years daily average UV Index is 1.43.
The years last lowest UV Index of 0.0 was last recorded on January 08.
The years highest UV Index of 4.5 was last recorded on March 30.
MARCH 2026
A Blue Tits seen regularly visiting the garage's small hole nest box.
March's Weather with 35.35mm of rainfall and 17 rain free days was drier, warmer, less windy but brighter than February's.
March 12 was the wettest day with 10.95mm of rainfall.
March's average daily low temperature was 6.70C.
March's average daily temperature was 9.78C.
March's average daily high temperature was 13.38C.
March
's lowest daily average of 6.70C was produced on March 13.March's highest daily average of 14.20C was produced on March 18.
March 14 produced the lowest temperature of 2.10C Min.
March 18 produced the highest temperature of 20.60C Max.
March's average wind direction was from the South with a daily average wind speed of 4.08MPH.
March's average daily wind gust was 4.41MPH.
March 13 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 35.11MPH.
March's average daily UV Index was 2.57.
March 07 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.4.
March 30 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 4.5.
FEBRUARY 2026
A Blue Tailed Damselfly nymph seen emerging from my tropical fish tank.
February's Weather with 108.39mm of rainfall and 5 rain free days was drier, warmer, windier but brighter than January 2026's.
February 06 was the wettest day with 12.78mm of rainfall.
February's average daily low temperature was 6.43C.
February's average daily temperature was 8.61C.
February's average daily high temperature was 10.86C.
February
's lowest daily average of 4.20C was produced on February 14.February's highest daily average of 12.00C was produced on February 25.
February 18 produced the lowest temperature of 2.00C Min.
February 25 produced the highest temperature of 15.10C Max.
February's average wind direction was from the South, South East with a daily average wind speed of 4.19MPH.
February's average daily wind gust was 4.49MPH.
February 16 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 28.40MPH.
February's average daily UV Index was 1.21.
February 03 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.3.
February 27 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 2.6.
JANUARY 2026
A Tree Creeper spotted in a copse of trees at Blagdon Lake, Somerset
January's Weather with 115.3mm of rainfall and 7 rain free days was wetter, cooler, less windier but brighter than December 2025's.
January 08 was the wettest day with 16.15mm of rainfall.
January's average daily low temperature was 3.50C.
January's average daily temperature was 6.50C.
January's average daily high temperature was 8.90C.
January
's lowest daily average of 2.10C was produced on January 05.January's highest daily average of 10.20C was produced on January 12.
January 05 produced the lowest temperature of
-3.20C Min.January 12 produced the highest temperature of 12.50C Max.
January's average wind direction was from the South with a daily average wind speed of 3.21MPH.
January's average daily wind gust was 3.55MPH.
January 21 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 26.78MPH.
January's average daily UV Index was 0.49.
January 18 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.
January 29 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 0.8.
PET HATES
I don't dislike cats but I hate their habits. They prowl gardens stalking and killing wildlife, fouling any area and turning it into a minefield and making working in the garden an unpleasant experience. Since the start of the covid epidemic cat ownership has exploded and so has the occurrence of cats fouling gardens other than those of their owners. Please consider nature and your neighbourhood before imposing your pets habits on others.
Drivers who 'tailgate' to intimidate others into driving faster than they wish. Private Hire and Taxi drivers particularly in Bristol seem to be prone to this trait. From my observations they also appear to think that they have a dispensation which allows them to exceed speed limits.
Drivers who park on double yellow lines and pavements and the failure of authorities (having spent my taxes to locate and maintain them) to police the parking restrictions.
The number of 'potholes' in roads and if we are lucky their eventual ineffective repair.
Anonymous Community Speed Watch persons who in the interests of road safety stand behind their inappropriately parked vehicles in potholed and crumbling roads and point their 'gun' at cars driving well within the legal speed limit. Community Speed Watch persons, Local Authorities and Police Constabularies please examine your own contributions towards road safety.
Horse riders and cyclists who seem to think it is necessary to ride two abreast and obstruct other road users when they don't even pay for the privilege.
Cyclists who cycle on footpaths and roads during the hours of darkness without showing lights and having any means of warning of their presence.
First Published August 2025
If you are considering a switch to TalkTalk's Fibre 67 read on.
I am currently a TalkTalk Fibre 67 user with a TalkTalk supplied Fast 5364 Router / Hub.
My equipment connected to the Router / Hubs Wi-Fi is located 10 metres from it but Wi-Fi connection to it is frequently lost necessitating a reboot of the Router / Hub.
The Router /Hub uses Wi-Fi channel optimisation and often switches my Wi-Fi channel to conflict with that of my immediate neighbour and other congested channels in the neighbourhood. TalkTalk informs me this function is not optional.
This channel optimisation necessitates me constantly manually monitoring and setting my Hub /Router's Wi-Fi channel selection to avoid congested channels.
TalkTalk have tried on numerous occasions to resolve this issue without success.
I consequently installed a TP Link Wi-Fi Extender approximately mid- distance (10 metres) from the Hub / Router to the my equipment on the same floor and in the same room as the equipment. This has improved Wi-Fi reliability more so than any of Talk Talk's attempts (if any) at resolving their problem.
Due to the lack of reliability of its Router / Hub's Wi-Fi connection I am seriously considering switching to a different ISP.
LAND YEO MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT
First Published May 2004 Revised August 2025
First Published May 2004 Revised August 2025 Any organisation working on, in, from or indeed using the river should be more considerate of the riverside owners and their riparian rights. Before the Environment Agency took more of an interest in the Land Yeo and the establishment of 'Land Yeo Friends' I had been maintaining and improving the river bank adjacent to my property. Yet, without consultation someone planted reeds along a stretch of the river bank which I own and to which I have riparian rights. Luckily the Mute Swans made quick work of rooting them out although a few remain to this day. On another occasion the much needed task of cutting back brambles overgrowing the river bank opposite the one I maintain was undertaken by someone who left some of the bramble cuttings on my bank for me to deal with. If anyone working on, in, from or using the river wishes to gain more friends and support then it's time they started communicating with affected riverside owners and those with riparian rights before they undertake activities likely to have an effect on them.
Maintenance by the Environment Agency has ceased in the last couple of years and the stretch of the river which flows alongside my garden has become overgrown due largely to a certain resident who seeded the river with water lily plants. These have now become established and reduced the river flow providing a key allowing other plants to grow and form what is now a carpet of vegetation stretching from bank to bank which even the ducks fail to navigate.
I used to get in the river and trim my bank but that has now become too big a task. If the Environment Agency cannot be bothered
to maintain the river then I am no longer prepared to undertake their maintenance for them.
Upstream as it was Upstream August 2025
Downstream as it was Downstream August 2025
January 2026 and there has been no change except the green vegetation is now dead and forming an impenetrable carpet which ducks and Moorhens still continue to fail to navigate other than by waddling or walking.
Bottle Identification My Find
Date Launched Unknown
Time Launched Unknown
Location of Launch Clevedon Pier, Clevedon, North Somerset, England.
Date Found 09-08-2012
Location Found Kingston Seymour Sea Defences, North Somerset, England.
Distance Travelled 5km
Date of Re-Launch 19-08-2012
Time of Re-Launch 09:28
Location of Re-Launch Sand Point Sand Bay, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England.
Bottle Identification Master
Date Launched 19-08-2012
Time Launched 09:28
Location of Launch Sand Point, Sand Bay, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England.
Bottle Identification 1
Date Launched 27-08-2012
Time Launched 16:00
Location of Launch Kingston Seymour Sea Defences North Somerset, England.
Bottle Identification 2
Date Launched 27-08-2012
Time Launched 16:00
Location of Launch
Kingston Seymour Sea Defences North Somerset, England.Bottle Identification 3
Date Launched 02-09-2012
Time Launched 09:15
Location of Launch
Sand Point, Sand Bay, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England.
Bottle Identification 4
Date Launched 02-09-2012
Time Launched 09:15
Location of Launch Sand Point, Sand Bay, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England.
Date Found 14-10-2012
Location Found Sand Bay, Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England.
Distance Traveled 0km
Date of Re-Launch ?
Time of Re-Launch ?
Location of Re-Launch ?
Bottle Identification 5
Date Launched 28-04-2013
Time Launched 12:47
Location of Launch Kingston Seymour Sea Defences, Congresbury Yeo Outfall, North Somerset, England.
Bottle Identification 6
Date Launched 28-0402013
Time Launched 12:55
Location of Launch Kingston Seymour Sea Defences, Congresbury Yeo Outfall, North Somerset, England.
Tropical Red Wagtail Platy fry available for collection.
Tropical Green Swordfish fry available for collection.
Tropical Red Swordtail fry available for collection.
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