In 1955, Colonel John Churchill, known as "Mad Jack", became the first person to surf the bore, standing atop a homemade ...

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“bore rider” Ben Rogers surfs the river Severn, one of the UK’s longest rivers, which runs several hundred kilometres from mid-Wales to the Bristol Channel. He rides what is known as a tidal ...

A plan to create salt marshes along the River Severn have been paused after ... presented safety issues due to fast flowing tides in the Severn and poor visibility for divers.

SURFERS braved the cold to make the most of the biggest Severn Bore of the year. The bore - a large surge wave - is formed in the estuary of the River Severn, where the tidal range is the second ...

The Severn Estuary has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world and could provide the vast majority of the UK’s total tidal energy. However, it also remains of international environmental ...

The final report from the Severn Estuary Commission said a barrage, that would create reliable and clean energy from one of the world’s highest tidal ranges, should not be pursued at this stage ...

A Severn Barrage with the potential to generate around 7% of the UK’s energy needs has been ruled out by an independent commission which instead is recommending over the long-term a series of ...