Steve Bates

Nature, travel and adventure photography. Owner of narrowboat ‘Will Try’ currently cruising in the Midlands

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@BCNSociety ?

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@CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands are these moorings in Ladywood on the main line still reserved? They are signed but there’s no stoppage and very little activity?

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@Tidyboilerone Yes we've spotted that, always an interesting feature and not sure we've really seen anywhere else like it. It does feel like it could be a much better area, with just water for boaters.

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Panoramic shot of Hartshill water point, taking while waiting for the boat before filling up with water. #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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@CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands it’s not urgent I don’t think but pound between 5&6 on the #AtherstoneLocks #CoventryCanal is about to overflow. ///takes.parts.defensive #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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@CanalRiverTrust Towpath right outside this down pipe, not just down to this but hasn’t helped!

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@CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands Sadly there is a deceased deer at ///rescue.moods.violin on #CoventryCanal to the side of #GlascoteBasin foot bridge/entrance. It was drifting down to the lock gates as we set off to move. #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater

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This has been reported by phone to the emergency number now as it got better then worse again.

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@CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands There appears to be a house that thinks its OK to dump their rainwater straight onto the towpath... ///longer.steadily.transcribes #CoventryCanal #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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It's in the hedgerow out of sight and covered in some left over cuttings.

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If you've not found it already, why not checkout my narrowboat photography site at https://t.co/DXIxP4G3Wi #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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The appeal went live earlier looking for a man that not only exposed himself but worse on the #BirminghamFazeleyCanal at #Minworth. Police are urging anyone that sees him to call 101 quoting 20/476737/25. #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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Finlay checking out #GlascoteBasin on #CoventryCanal earlier today during his lunchtime walk.

#BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways https://t.co/DXIxP4G3Wi

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If you've not discovered it already, please checkout my website at https://t.co/DXIxP4G3Wi for all our boating photos
#BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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@PeterMc_Dermott @CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands That’s using a Ubiquiti G5 Ultra cctv camera but I do have others like GoPro Hero 13 and Canon EOS 80D to name a couple for other photography :)

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Mr Fox came for a visit last night, luckily the canal was that frozen... #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways @CanalRiverTrust @CRTWestMidlands

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Re-launching the https://t.co/E8IoGqGw3F website, check out the canals section for some highlights of all the canals we've travelled on:

https://t.co/NvFGWI77Mn

#BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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Happy new year from all of us @finredmoonshine , @mattbrown345 and @stevebates #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways

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You don't need filters when this is your view... #BoatsThatTweet #KeepCanalsAlive #LifesBetterByWater #FundBritainsWaterways