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Incredible quiet stretch of the river near Niagara

Brown carp Victoria quay

Sheffield’s wild fig trees are a fascinating quirk of urban ecology born from the city's heavy steel industry. Exotic fig trees thrive along the River Don because warm, industrial wastewater from steel works created a tropical micro-climate that allowed fig seeds, discarded in human waste, to germinate and grow.

Nature swallows

Slowly sinking, lets carry on

Picnic in the don

(Optimism after the fall)

Ball Street Bridge, an island

How do we clean up this mess?

Overthrown, the past weighs

(Taking care, of traffic cones)

Above, clouds go grey

Ducks gliding under the bridge

Together, we bring

(New ideas, new perspectives)

Since being at University starting 2017, I have regularly visited the plunge pool throughout the year for a quick dip, often joined by dippers and wagtails, and the occasional heron (or kingfisher if im lucky!). See the flow rate and water quality change in response to the weather is always exciting, from a gentle 'clear' waterfall to powerful torrent of silt!