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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Lovely to see today at the River Bain in Horncastle. Drop us any wildlife photos you've taken on the UK's waterways! #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - From Richard & Maxine aboard NB Mr Pickle. Do you recognise these delightful cottages? #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌉 Reedham swing bridge is back in operation for larger boats after Network Rail completed major repairs ahead of schedule. The work involved replacing the bridge’s central bearing. #TowpathTalk #Reedham #RiverYare #NorfolkBroads

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY Taken at Burston, a small hamlet located between Stafford and Stone, situated along the Trent & Mersey Canal. Photo by Annette Clayton. 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thorne Lock, near the lock keeper's cabin on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal. Photo from Towpath Talk follower Angela AKA Angela Tumbleweed 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY: Leeds-Liverpool Canal near the town of Church. Lovely scene. Thank you, Gary Britland, for the photo! #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Meanwhile, slithering along next to a lock along the Oxford Canal... 🐍 Thanks Julie Fletcher for the photo! What's the strangest thing you've seen along the waterways?

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Do you get involved in art on your boat? We'd love to see some of your work. Drop us a photo! Here's a painting by Towpath Talk follower Steve Brown, a friend's boat on the Mon & Brec Canal. 🫶

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We've seen some great photos recently of wildlife in and around the UK's waterways, including this Kingfisher from Gary Britland! Have you grabbed a photo of wildlife? Drop us it and we'll share it!

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - What a photo from Towpath Talk follower Mark Walker! Beautiful heron keeping watch over the River Goyt. 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Nice and tranquil at Burscough, Leeds & Liverpool. Photo from Robert Yelland . #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗲’ 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 🚧 After six years of planning, work has begun on the link that will reconnect the Stroudwater Navigation with the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Find out more on the Towpath Talk website. #Cotswold

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - From Robert Yelland : Narrowboat at New Lane near Burscough on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿? 🌿 From blackberries and damsons to water mint and hazelnuts, the Canal & River Trust shares what to look out for. Visit the Towpath Talk website

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - And probably our favourite photo of 2026 so far. Photo from Towpath Talk follower Annette Clayton 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗼 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞’𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀? 🐦 From kingfishers and herons to ducks and birds of prey, we want to know how many Towpath Talk readers combine waterways with birdwatching. 👇 Tell us where you go and what you look out for.

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝗮𝗿? 🚤 MGM Boats Ltd at Thurmaston has non-liveaboard leisure moorings available, plus full boatyard services. Also for sale: 49ft cruiser-stern Zimmo – £17,500. 📞 0116 264 0009 📧 mgmboatyard@gmail.com

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Lovely photo from Towpath Talk follower Robert Yelland : St Mary's Marina, Rufford. 🫶 Drop us your snaps of life on the waterways! 👇

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY From Towpath Talk follower Emma Pawley: "Found my favourite bench again — tucked under the trees at the Admiral Nelson, Braunston, watching the boats sit still on the water. Grand Union Canal doing what it does best." 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Llangollen Canal in early August 2026 near Swanley, close to Nantwich, impacting routes toward Wrenbury. The collapse- suspected to be culvert failure triggered by a fallen tree—caused localised field flooding and closed navigation heading toward Wrenbury. Photos Janis Geraghty.

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY from Towpath Talk follower Dave Gray 🫶 Foxton Locks, on the Leicester Line of the Grand Union Canal, Leicestershire. #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

River Kennett, through the centre of Reading. Pictured here at The Oracle, great place to eat, watch the world go by and enjoy the summer! 🫶

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Lovely photo from Towpath Talk follower Dave Gray! 🫶 Drop us your super snaps in and around the waterways... #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We love this from Roff Smith: "Misty Dawn on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. George, the swan, near Barnoldswick, going on a dawn cruise to survey his domain. He is quite a famous swan up here, the scourge of kayakers, fishermen, boaters and just about anybody who comes along!"

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

𝗔 £𝟲𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 🐟 The money could reconnect at least 10km of habitat in the Teign catchment — but how it was secured makes this a particularly unusual story. Read at towpathtalk.co.uk

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗔𝗖𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚? A new extra-tall mooring bollard designed to make tying up easier and safer for disabled boaters is being trialled on the Grand Union Canal. Read more about how it works at towpathtalk.co.uk

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY - Capella, approaching St Pancras Lock, Regent's Canal. Photo from Paul Wells of TENFIFTYTHREE images 🫶 #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆: 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲! Steamship Shieldhall will join the Clipper Race Parade of Sail before offering superb views of SailGP on the Solent. Read more, book now towpathtalk.co.uk

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📸 PHOTO OF THE DAY: Leeds Liverpool Canal featuring resident swans George and Mildred. By Roffe Smith #towpathtalk #canals #canalsandrivers #narrowboat #rivers #waterways #lifeonthecut #boating #boats #canallife #canallifeuk #UKCanals

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝟲𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀! ⚓ The Diamond Gathering takes place at Snarestone on 5-6 September, with boats, displays, trade stalls, boat trips and more. 👉 Read more at our website and plan your visit.

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Towpath Talk @towpathtalk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

River Canal Rescue responded to more than 2,180 call-outs last year — but what is covered by membership? From flat batteries & breakdowns to towing, parts & emergency repairs, RCR explains the misconceptions every boater should know. Full 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲!

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