At Iron Wharf Boatyard
It’s been a strange winter so far. November was wet, then we had an unusually cold spell for a week in mid December - snow, ice, temperatures going down to -15C in Scotland and even -7C in the balmy south-east of England. And since then it’s been wet again with the local rivers bursting their banks and flowing fast and the daytime temperature sitting around 11C. Today though was bright, and a bit colder but also dry. So a squidgy walk was called for, away from our normal woodland stomping grounds and out to the marshland around Faversham Creek.
The creek is quite narrow and can only be navigated a few hours either side of high water. At low water lonely navigation buoys lie on the silted up bed of the creek, waiting to be floated by the next incoming tide. Despite this there are quite a few boats moored along the creek; some are residential and don’t move at all while others are small fishing vessels and pleasure craft which go out from time to time. Iron Wharf is a sizable boatyard on the edge of Faversham town which apart from being the base for a wide variety of vessels in and out of the water, has some old derelict boats and railway wagons being used as storage (plus Quint’s Retreat - a currently closed caravan cafe which apparently has a 4/5 star rating for its food hygiene).
From the photographic perspective the place is a treasure trove for odd bits and bobs and some wonderful weathered textures.
Photographs taken with a Fujifilm GFX50Sii and GF45-100mm f/4 lens