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LAND YEO MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT
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OCTOBER 2023's WEATHER
October's Weather with 111.21mm of rainfall and 12 rain free days was wetter, cooler, less windy and less bright than Septembers.
October 13 was the wettest day with 23.11mm of rainfall.
October's average daily low temperature was 11.24C.
October's average daily temperature was 14.01C.
October's average daily high temperature was 17.39C.
October's lowest daily average of 8.10C was produced on October 16.
October's highest daily average of 19.30C was produced on October 01.
October 15 produced the lowest temperature of 3.40C Min.
October 08 produced the highest temperature of 24.20C Max.
October's average wind direction was from the South, South East with a daily average wind speed of 3.07MPH.
October's average daily wind gust was 3.18 MPH.
October 17 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 20.51MPH.
October's average daily UV Index was 2.01.
October 18 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.5.
October 05 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 3.3.
OCTOBER 2023's DIARY
Diary Entry October 10 Weather 7.7C Min, 12.8C Max. Mainly sunny with cloudy periods, winds from the West, South West averaging 3.6 MPH and gusting to 15.2 Max with rain showers.
A Speckled Wood and Red Admiral butterfly seen in the garden and a Grey Wagtail makes another visit to the garden pond between the showers.
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Diary Entry October 08 Weather 7.5C Min, 13.7C Max. Mainly cloudy, winds from the South averaging 4.0 MPH and gusting to 25.7 Max with rain showers.
A late appearance of a Common Darter dragonfly seen loitering around the garden pond and later Bats seen feeding on the insects that the pond attracts.
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Diary Entry October 01 Weather 10.0C Min, 15.0C Max. Mainly cloudy with sunny periods, winds from the South averaging 5.3 MPH and gusting to 25.5 Max with rain showers.
A Grey Wagtail returns to the garden pond.
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MY 2025
The Year Weatherwise 2025
A total of 405.55mm of rainfall and 170 rain free days.
The wettest day of the year was January 05 recorded with 22.61mm of rainfall.
The wettest month being September with 111.34mm of rain.
The driest month being March with 12.94mm of rain.
The years warmest day with a temperature of 25.2C was recorded on July 12.
The years coldest day with a temperature of -0.9C was recorded on January 03.
The years highest temperature of 33.1C was recorded on August 12.
The years lowest temperature of -2.5C was recorded on January 03.
The years average daily wind direction was from the South, South East with a daily average wind seed of 3.82MPH
The years highest sustained wind speed was recorded at 28.58MPH on February 23.
The years highest wind gust was recorded at 38.03MPH on January 24.
The years daily average UV Index is 3.75.
The years last lowest UV Index of 0.0 was last recorded on February 08.
The years highest UV Index of 7.0 was last recorded on July 07.
SEPTEMBER 2025
A Hobby in a hurry spotted over the Shapwick Nature Reserve, Somerset..
September's Weather with 111.34mm of rainfall and 14 rain free days was wetter, cooler, windier but less bright than Augusts.
September 03 was the wettest day with 23.3mm of rainfall.
September's average daily low temperature was 11.35C.
September's average daily temperature was 15.22C.
September's average daily high temperature was 19.03C.
September
's lowest daily average of 11.70C was produced on September 23.September's highest daily average of 19.40C was produced on September 06.
September 23
produced the lowest temperature of 5.50C Min.September 06 produced the highest temperature of 23.80C Max.
September's average wind direction was from the South with a daily average wind speed of 4.11MPH.
September's average daily wind gust was 4.46MPH.
September 15 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 34.42MPH.
September's average daily UV Index was 3.58.
September 14 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.9.
September 01 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 4.8.
AUGUST 2025
A good crop of Apples from ny Clevedon, North Somerset garden despite the very dry spring and summer.
August's Weather with 16.7mm of rainfall and 26 rain free days was drier, cooler, windier but less bright than July's.
August 30 was the wettest day with 8.69mm of rainfall.
August's average daily low temperature was 14.70C.
August's average daily temperature was 19.11C.
August's average daily high temperature was 23.70 C.
August
's lowest daily average of 16.10C was produced on August 28.August's highest daily average of 24.60C was produced on August 12.
August 22
produced the lowest temperature of 10.40C Min.August 12 produced the highest temperature of 33.10C Max.
August's average wind direction was from the South with a daily average wind speed of 3.92MPH.
August's average daily wind gust was 4.17MPH.
August 04 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 22.31MPH.
August's average daily UV Index was 4.68.
August 07 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 2.0.
August 02 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 6.8.
JULY 2025
Jersey Tiger Moth spotted in my Clevedon, North Somerset garden.
July's Weather with 29.7mm of rainfall and 22 rain free days was drier, warmer, less windy but brighter than June's.
July 20 was the wettest day with 8.69mm of rainfall.
July's average daily low temperature was 15.90C.
July's average daily temperature was 19.67C.
July's average daily high temperature was 23.97C.
July's lowest daily average of 16.60C was produced on July 15.
July's highest daily average of 25.20C was produced on July 12.
July 03
produced the lowest temperature of 11.30C Min.July 12 produced the highest temperature of 31.90C Max.
July's average wind direction was from the West, South West with a daily average wind speed of 3.73MPH.
July's average daily wind gust was 3.97 MPH.
July 15 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 24.61MPH.
July's average daily UV Index was 5.76.
July 27 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 1.7.
July 07 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 7.0.
JUNE 2025
Slow Worms back on the compost heap in my Clevedon, North Somerset garden and House Martins seen again in the skies above Clevedon.
June's Weather with 32.8mm of rainfall and 19 rain free days was wetter, warmer, windier and brighter than May's.
June 07 was the wettest day with 5.72mm of rainfall.
June's average daily low temperature was 14.67C.
June's average daily temperature was 18.03C.
June's average daily high temperature was 22.17C.
June's lowest daily average of 13.30C was produced on June 07.
June's highest daily average of 24.70C was produced on June 20.
June 04
produced the lowest temperature of 11.00C Min.June 19 produced the highest temperature of 31.40C Max.
June's average wind direction was from the South, South West with a daily average wind speed of 4.60MPH.
June's average daily wind gust was 4.94 MPH.
June 22 produced the the highest wind gust at a speed of 20.51MPH.
June's average daily UV Index was 5.65.
June 07 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 2.5.
June 23 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 6.9.
MAY 2025
A Hairy Dragonfly in my Clevedon, North Somerset garden and Swifts at last in the skies above Clevedon.
May's Weather with 26.9mm of rainfall and 21 rain free days was drier, warmer, windier but brighter than April's.
May 27 was the wettest day with 8.43mm of rainfall.
May's average daily low temperature was 10.68C.
May's average daily temperature was 15.14C.
May's average daily high temperature was 20.5C.
May's
lowest daily average of 10.60C was produced on May 05.May's highest daily average of 19.40C was produced on May 01.
May 06 produced the lowest temperature of 6.10C Min.
May 01 produced the highest temperature of 28.40C Max.
May's average wind direction was from the South East with a daily average wind speed of 4.22 MPH.
May's average daily wind gust was 4.51MPH
May 26 produced the highest wind gust at a speed of 24.30MPH.
May's average daily UV Index was 5.19.
May 27 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 1.7.
May 25 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 6.5.
APRIL 2025
Butterflies return to my Clevedon, North Somerset garden.
April's Weather with 27.2mm 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 9.60C was produced on April 17.
April's highest daily average of 18.80C was produced on April 20.
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 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.
MARCH 2025
Hedgehogs seen again in my Clevedon, North Somerset garden.
March's Weather with 12.9mm of rainfall and 22 rain free days was drier, warmer, less windy but brighter than Februarys.
March 21 was the wettest day with 3.30mm of rainfall.
March's average daily low temperature was 4.65C.
March's average daily temperature was 8.90C.
March's average daily high temperature was 13.48C.
March's lowest daily average of 4.00C was produced on March 03.
March's highest daily average of 13.60C was produced on March 20.
March 03 produced the lowest temperature of
-1.7C Min.March 20 produced the highest temperature of 21.1C Max.
March's average wind direction was from the East, South East with a daily average wind speed of 3.32MPH.
March's average daily wind gust was 3.50MPH.
March 10 produced the highest wind gust at a speed of 20.82MPH.
March's average daily UV Index was 2.81.
March 17 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 1.0.
March 28 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 4.3.
FEBRUARY 2025
Spring flowering bulbs in my Clevedon, North Somerset garden.
February's Weather with 50.28mm of rainfall and 11 rain free days was drier, warmer, windier and brighter than Januarys.
February 23 was the wettest day with 21.08mm of rainfall.
February's average daily low temperature was 4.53C.
February's average daily temperature was 6.69C.
February's average daily high temperature was 9.01C.
February's lowest daily average of 3.40C was produced on February 08.
February's highest daily average of 12.80C was produced on February 21.
February 28 produced the lowest temperature of
-0.2C Min.February 20 produced the highest temperature of 14.90C Max.
February's average wind direction was from the South East with a daily average wind speed of 3.93MPH.
February's average daily wind gust was 4.21MPH.
February 13 produced the highest wind gust at a speed of 36.91MPH.
February's average daily UV Index was 0.98.
February 08 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.
February 26 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 2.5.
JANUARY 2025
A Buff Tailed Bumble Bee spotted in my Clevedon, North Somerset garden.
January's Weather with 97.78mm of rainfall and 15 rain free days was wetter, colder, less windy but brighter than December 2024s.
January 05 was the wettest day with 22.61mm of rainfall.
January's average daily low temperature was 2.70C.
January's average daily temperature was 5.47C.
January's average daily high temperature was 8.30C.
January's lowest daily average of -0.9C was produced on January 03.
January's highest daily average of 9.40C was produced on January 05.
January 03 produced the lowest temperature of -2.5C Min.
January 05 produced the highest temperature of 14.20C Max.
The years average daily wind direction was from the South, South East with a daily average wind seed of 2.87MPH
The years highest sustained wind speed was recorded at 27.53MPH on January 24.
The years highest wind gust was recorded at 38.03MPH on January 24.
January's average daily UV Index was 0.5.
January 01 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.
January 28 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 1.0.
DECEMBER 2024
Grey Wagtails making their usual winter appearance in my Clevedon, North Somerset garden.
December's Weather with 39.77mm of rainfall and 14 rain free days was drier, cooler, windier but less bright than November.
December 05 was the wettest day with 15.49mm of rainfall.
December's average daily low temperature was 7.19C.
December's average daily temperature was 8.96C.
December's average daily high temperature was 10.64C.
December's lowest daily average of 5.70C was produced on December 27.
December's highest daily average of 13.30C was produced on December 01.
December 03 produced the lowest temperature of 3.60C Min.
December 01 produced the highest temperature of 15.00C Max.
December's average wind direction was from the South, South West with a daily average wind speed of 4.85MPH.
December's average daily wind gust was 5.33MPH.
December 07 produced the highest wind gust at a speed of 39.08MPH.
December's average daily UV Index was 0.41.
December 11 produced the months last daily low UV Index of 0.0.
December 02 produced the months last daily high UV Index of 0.6.
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 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 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
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.
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