Yes, I know it's Monday, but I thought you might like to see a couple of photos of the weather conditions we are experiencing here at Horton today.  The river is well above its banks all the way down the fishery from above Low Birkwith and neighbours are busy moving their livestock to higher ground as many of the lower pastures are flooded.

This pic doesn't show a beck it's actually the lane at Newhouses.  Sorry about the spots - it's impossible to photograph anything today without getting rain on the lens.



This one shows the river at New Inn bridge where the water has broken through a breach in the wall to flood the lane.  This where I did the riverfly check on Saturday.  Only a madman would go near the river today!



I was chatting to one of the farmers from up the valley this morning who reckoned that he could remember very few occasions in the past 40 years when the flood has been this bad.  It may be less wet tomorrow so I will take a walk and see what damage has been done to stiles and bank fences.

Ian