The South East Coastal Ramsar Wetlands site in Jersey is one of the more unusual Ramsar wetland areas. This year World Wetlands day coincided with the lowest tide of the year – ideal for Derek and Trudie Hairon of Jersey Walk Adventures to...
Read moreThe peat beds in St Ouen’s Bay have reappeared following the huge swells and recent 12m tides. The peat beds date from between 6073 – 5848 BC when what is now St Ouen’s beach was an area of freshwater marshland and fen that had been...
Read moreHigh water (17/10/2012) at 0814 was predicted at 11.67m. With low pressure of 998mb and a Force 6 SW wind the actual height of the tide was pushed up to 12m. The National Oceanography centre tidal gauge for St Helier shows the increase as around...
Read moreToday I pushed the limits as I walked back from Seymour Tower on a 10.67m tide 2.5 hours after low water. In places it was a wade. This showed how fast the tide rises around the coast of Jersey. Imagine crossing a fast flowing river. That is what...
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