Hiya, good morning 🌅. Oh no poor Dan no van, glad that he was ok and he wasn't badly hurt. Oh no, no Welly Gogs thats no good. We have bats on the canal but not many tunnels here but we do have an 18th century Church and they are there apparently. Usually we see them in the warm summer 🌞 months when they catch flies. 💕 Love Ernie little coat such a good boy. Braunston is quite near to me i could of met you there ? If i had known you was there. ❤ Take care X X X 💋's for Ernie X X X
@@susanhill9166 morning 🌞 Sorry we missed you, we were on such a mission dodging rain drops to get to Cosgrove in time for our market. Been pretty hectic. Thankfully slowing down now. I think I saw some bats in one of the tunnels we went through a couple of years ago but can't remember which one 🫣 Thanks for watching us as always, take care xx
There’s a channel on here, with 454K views, with a video professing the gospel word on how to moor a boat… then moors their boat under trees 🤔 NEVER, moor a boat under overhanging trees, or in a cutting where there is a potential for a landslip. At 3.29 in your video is evidence why. I’ve been on board for 10 years now and work in rail, it isn’t that CRT have left the trees to grow willy nilly, they just haven’t the money to clear them. It’s best, in my opinion to stick to the mainlines, usually better maintained. Line of route clearance on an 18 mile stretch of the midlands main line railway cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. CRT hasn’t the cash. I also do bat surveys, recently in Wymington in Northamptonshire… fascinating stuff. Be safe, do not moor under trees.
@@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 thanks for your thoughts 🙂 We don't normally moor near trees, not just because they fall over but because of our solar. Sometimes though after a long day there's not much option. Some of the cuttings are down right scary! I don't blame the CRT, they can't clear the entire network and we need trees to help guard against flooding too, land management is a nightmare 🥴
@ I was on the Ashby into winter 2024.. three trees came down in quick succession, the Ashby being a cul-de-sac gets little to no dredging or real significant maintenance. It’s hardcore being on the branch lines, but don’t let it put you off, I just don’t want to see or hear that genuine folk on the cut have come unstuck from poor advise given on social media.. I’m sure you’re following trusted sources for information on hazards and stoppages, the potential for damage from falling trees shouldn’t be underestimated. Please don’t take me out of context, just be safe… here’s to the gentle life…🙏🏼
@@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 not at all, I value your comments and that you took the time to do so, it's nice to know someone watches 😃 I love some of the less travelled canals, Chesterfield being my favourite so far. We went up the Ashby before we started the vlog, loved it up there too 👍 We try to do all we can to mitigate problems but as you know some things are beyond our control.
The original Newbold tunnel on the old loop is a bat hotel with a bricked up front and holes for them to go through 😊
@@AnthonyCarter-g2o how fabulous! Thanks for the information 🙂
Hiya, good morning 🌅.
Oh no poor Dan no van, glad that he was ok and he wasn't badly hurt.
Oh no, no Welly Gogs thats no good.
We have bats on the canal but not many tunnels here but we do have an 18th century Church and they are there apparently.
Usually we see them in the warm summer 🌞 months when they catch flies.
💕 Love Ernie little coat such a good boy.
Braunston is quite near to me i could of met you there ? If i had known you was there.
❤ Take care X X X
💋's for Ernie X X X
@@susanhill9166 morning 🌞
Sorry we missed you, we were on such a mission dodging rain drops to get to Cosgrove in time for our market. Been pretty hectic. Thankfully slowing down now.
I think I saw some bats in one of the tunnels we went through a couple of years ago but can't remember which one 🫣
Thanks for watching us as always, take care xx
There’s a channel on here, with 454K views, with a video professing the gospel word on how to moor a boat… then moors their boat under trees 🤔 NEVER, moor a boat under overhanging trees, or in a cutting where there is a potential for a landslip. At 3.29 in your video is evidence why. I’ve been on board for 10 years now and work in rail, it isn’t that CRT have left the trees to grow willy nilly, they just haven’t the money to clear them. It’s best, in my opinion to stick to the mainlines, usually better maintained. Line of route clearance on an 18 mile stretch of the midlands main line railway cost hundreds of thousands of pounds. CRT hasn’t the cash. I also do bat surveys, recently in Wymington in Northamptonshire… fascinating stuff. Be safe, do not moor under trees.
@@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 thanks for your thoughts 🙂
We don't normally moor near trees, not just because they fall over but because of our solar. Sometimes though after a long day there's not much option.
Some of the cuttings are down right scary! I don't blame the CRT, they can't clear the entire network and we need trees to help guard against flooding too, land management is a nightmare 🥴
@ I was on the Ashby into winter 2024.. three trees came down in quick succession, the Ashby being a cul-de-sac gets little to no dredging or real significant maintenance. It’s hardcore being on the branch lines, but don’t let it put you off, I just don’t want to see or hear that genuine folk on the cut have come unstuck from poor advise given on social media.. I’m sure you’re following trusted sources for information on hazards and stoppages, the potential for damage from falling trees shouldn’t be underestimated. Please don’t take me out of context, just be safe… here’s to the gentle life…🙏🏼
@@thoughtsonnarrowboatingwit3882 not at all, I value your comments and that you took the time to do so, it's nice to know someone watches 😃
I love some of the less travelled canals, Chesterfield being my favourite so far. We went up the Ashby before we started the vlog, loved it up there too 👍
We try to do all we can to mitigate problems but as you know some things are beyond our control.