After more heavy rain overnight the water levels at Radipole have been rising once again. It started to rain heavily again as I went for a walk on the reserve.
Crossing the bridge I looked back at the Discovery Centre which is still safe above the water.
The island outside the window of the Discovery Centre was nearly submerged. The water level measure indicates how high the water level was this morning.
The Buddlia loop and North Hide are closed today as the paths are flooded. The board walks are still safely above the lake but water has flowed over the path to the Viewing Shelter. Wellies are definitely essential on the reserve today!
The river was flowing very fast under the concrete bride.
Several coots were valiantly doing battling paddling as quickly as they can against the fast flowing River Wey in the rain.
Despite the high water levels there are signs that spring is approaching. The Daffodils are flowering in several places along the footpaths which are still above the water and there is a clump of Grape Hyacinths emerging on one of the drier footpaths. There are also several large patches of Sweet Violets. After a wet chilly walk, the Discovery Centre was a welcome place to visit for a warm up and nice a hot cup of tea.