It is an unusual phenomenon for us Dutch: the rivers and streams running dry along the British coast. Because the rivers are not dammed up, as in the low lands of the Netherlands, they are subject to high tide. At low tide, the rivers often run largely empty, like Gillan Creek in the photo.
I liked the picture: the meandering gully, the boat running dry and the white house in the background.
We had walked here from the village of Helford, on the Helford River. There too, ebb and flow have free rein, but that river is deep enough to remain navigable even at low tide.
Gillan Creek is in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Duly noted!
You might think you could cross Gillan Creek at low tide with dry feet, but I suspect you'd get stuck in the sucking mud on the very first steps. I just didn't try.
Joep is a (professional) nature and landscape explorer and in his spare time, besides being an active photographer, an enthusiastic sea sailor and curious traveller. His photos reflect all that... Read more…