Swallowed by Weed: Is the River Witham Impassable? | Canal Boat Ep 421

The state of the weed on the River Witham is really starting to get bad. Leaving Bardney Lock behind us, we were confronted with islands of pennywort and sheets of blanket weed. We met canal boats who had turned back, saying it was impassable. What should we do? If we can't move on from here, our plans are in shreds and we will be stuck. Thank you for watching! Please COMMENT, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE, it helps us get noticed. 🙏 Support our work 🎞️ https://followtheboat.com/pub/ 😊 LET'S CONNECT! https://discord.gg/WGtsJubdkE https://www.facebook.com/followtheboat/ https://www.instagram.com/followtheboat/ 📷Jamie's Photography - https://jamiefurlong.com 🔗 LINKS: @waterwaysassoc @canalrivertrust @followtheboatlive 💰HELP! Fund Britain's Waterways: https://waterways.org.uk/waterways/sites/fund-britains-waterways-overview PLAYLISTS: 🏞️https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXP5VlTBa4OvRg2KfYRqM6K8&si=T4_70xgUm_z8qAzT 🎬https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoE3FmplhAXOldLfhuOabS98hpDoznn9r 🛒 FTB MERCH https://followtheboat.com/shop 🎹 Music from Epidemic Sound https://www.youtube.com/@epidemicsound 🛥️ OUR BOAT 57ft widebeam canal boat (similar to, but wider than, a narrowboat 😀) Builder: https://www.youtube.com/@bluewaterboatbuilder 🗺️LOCATION Bardney 53°12'34.1"N 0°20'16.8"W What.Three.Words: https://what3words.com/nourished.announced.react 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Leaving Washingborough, Lincoln 00:45 Weed on the River Witham makes the news 01:21 Invasive weed is causing problems 02:00 What happens if we can’t get through the weed? 02:29 River Witham views 03:31 Bardney Lock 05:22 Bardney Bridge CRT pontoon 05:40 Three different types of weed: pennywort, duckweed, blanket weed 07:06 Bardney in pictures 08:18 The weed gets worse 09:45 Southrey CRT pontoon 10:40 Inspecting the weed hatch and weed around the prop 12:19 Depart Southrey 13:39 Seal spotting 14:38 Nature on the River Witham in pictures 16:25 Kirkstead Bridge (Woodhall Spa) CRT pontoon 16:39 More weed issues #boatlife #narrowboat #widebeam