Now that the days are slightly longer, there is a fair chance of seeing an Eagre on the River Great Ouse. Due to the level of light, the AM sightings will be better than the PM ones. I have played around with some charts and looked at moon patterns and tide times and have come up with the following days and times as BEST CHANCE to see our wonder of Mother Nature.
The best place to view safely is from the Bridge by the Cock Public House in Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen. You can walk from Watlington Train Station or park in the pub car park or the car park by the cut off channel. During the spring and summer, we may well open a tea garden at Brighton House so parties can relax, learn more about the wave and then take a short walk up the slipway in the garden to view the wave from the back of the house.
The best time to arrive is about 20 minutes before the wave is predicted as I have been known to make small errors in the arrival time. After all, we are ten miles inland!
Saturday 9th Feb 4:32pm
Sunday 10th Feb 4:49am 5:07pm
Monday 11th Feb 5:23am 5:50pm
Tuesday 12th Feb 6:15am 6:31pm
Wed 13th Feb 5:55am 7:12pm
Sun rise about 7:30 and sun set just after 5pm so plan accordingly. There is a new moon so no moonlight, if you do come during darkness, please keep to the footpaths by the bridge, wear bright clothing and have a very low light camera otherwise you'll miss it!
To learn more about the Wiggenhall Wave and the history of our village please watch BBC1 East, Inside Out on Monday 11th Feb 2013 as it will be featured then.
Thank you.
The best place to view safely is from the Bridge by the Cock Public House in Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen. You can walk from Watlington Train Station or park in the pub car park or the car park by the cut off channel. During the spring and summer, we may well open a tea garden at Brighton House so parties can relax, learn more about the wave and then take a short walk up the slipway in the garden to view the wave from the back of the house.
The best time to arrive is about 20 minutes before the wave is predicted as I have been known to make small errors in the arrival time. After all, we are ten miles inland!
Saturday 9th Feb 4:32pm
Sunday 10th Feb 4:49am 5:07pm
Monday 11th Feb 5:23am 5:50pm
Tuesday 12th Feb 6:15am 6:31pm
Wed 13th Feb 5:55am 7:12pm
Sun rise about 7:30 and sun set just after 5pm so plan accordingly. There is a new moon so no moonlight, if you do come during darkness, please keep to the footpaths by the bridge, wear bright clothing and have a very low light camera otherwise you'll miss it!
To learn more about the Wiggenhall Wave and the history of our village please watch BBC1 East, Inside Out on Monday 11th Feb 2013 as it will be featured then.
Thank you.
