The river depth mentioned here refers to the measurement at Sindlesham Mill, which is the nearest official gauge. Because this gauge is not located within Dinton Pastures itself, the appearance of the river will differ depending on whether the water level is rising or falling. Sindlesham Mill - the nearest measuring station we have. Since this is not at Dinton Pastures itself, there will be differences, depending on whether the River is rising or Falling, in how the Loddon looks. Observation Locations Locations of the Photos (PNG map) showing the "329M" bridge circled. OpenStreetMap of DinTon Pastures - marker on the "arched bridge" "Arched Bridge" or "meadow bridge: the bridge over the Loddon from the path immediately to the south of White Swan Lake to the west bank paved path. "Bader Way Bridge": appears as an underpass, it's south of the Arched Bridge and currently has a Star Wars picture, which is handy for comparison and rather good. I think this is the lowest part of my route. "Colemans More Bridge": A wooden bridge south of the Badar Way bridge, where you can cross between the paved path on the west and the mud/gravel path on the east bank. "A329M bridge": The A329M bridge immediately before the Railway bridge.
0.52m RISING - MORNING Observation Date: 2024-11-25 08:15 Graph showing Loddon height rising steeply, though only at 0.52 meters when we visited. Under the Bader Way Bridge, barely out of its banks. Under the Bader Way Bridge, barely out of its banks, seen from a slight distance.
0.53m Normal conditions - after high flood levels Observation Date: 2024-01-09 06:45 Screenshot of the Loddon height, showing recent changes and that it is falling. The path is still under some water following floods
0.54m Rising - Normal conditions - paths all clear Observation Date: 2024-01-23 08:00 River under Bader Way reaches the Star Wars Mural
0.54m falling Observation Date: 2024-01-09 06:45 Screenshot of the Loddon height, showing recent changes and that it is falling. The path is still under some water following floods
0.56m FALLING Observation Date: 2025-12-21 08:08 The water height at Sindlesham Mill was at graph shows water at 8.08 am was 0.56m, the time of this walk - and falling slowly. There has been a "bump" overnight, pushing it to a high of 0.64m for 11:15 am on the 20th, but the level has now dropped to "top of normal range" at Sindlesham Mill, so it will be dropping similarly here just slightly slower. This is the old Star Wars bridge. Under the Bader Way Bridge, the water is over the bank a little, but some distance from the path. Under the A329M approaching the river, it appears high but within its banks. Under the A329M bridge. Passable in wellies - just over the feet.. Under the A329M bridge. Right up to the river here, and the path is clear.
0.61m FALLING Observation Date: 2026-01-25 14:14 The water height at Sindlesham Mill was at graph shows water at 14.14 (2.14 pm) was 0.61m, the time of this walk - and falling slowly. There has been a "bump" over the last few days, so there is a lot of standing water from when the water was higher. Under the A329M, showing that there is only a narrow strip of ground not yet flooded.
Loddon Depth 0.65m measured at Sindlesham Mill Observation Date: 2024-01-02 07:00 Underthe A329, there is only a narrow dry path left above the river.
0.68m Rising quickly Observation Date: 2024-02-09 07:45 Graph showing Loddon height rising steeply. Around the Bader Way Bridge. View from the wooden Bridge. Under the A329M.
0.73m FALLING - EVENING Observation Date: 2024-11-29 17:15 The river height has been dropping over the day. The Sindlesham Mill gauge shows 0.73, which we expected to be passable only in wellies, and set off in the dark for an evening explore. Approaching from the Showcase Cinema towards Dinton main area, we were first wading under the 329M just beside the cinema car park. The water came to within 5 or so cm of the top of adult wellies. The water height at Sindlesham Mill was at graph. At 5:15 pm was 0.73m, the time of this walk, though it had dropped to 0.70 by the time this photo was taken Under thre A329M bridge. Wading only fills adult wellies. We waded from the A329Bridge towards the bridge over near ColemansMoor Road. Some of the central section was dry, but we were wading again by the time we reached the bridge. This is the old Star Wars bridge. Bader Way Bridge is underwater and required adult wellies in the past.
0.74m RISING2 - EVENING Observation Date: 2024-02-23 17:45 Graph showing Loddon height rising steeply. Around the Bader Way Bridge towards Star Wars image Under the Bader Way Bridge showing dept over my feet.
0.74m Rising quickly MORNING Observation Date: 2024-02-23 08:15 Water is rising quickly at this point, but the paths are still not under the Loddon. . Narrow path above the river under the A329M bridge, but puddles require waterproof footwear. Under A329M path clear. Under the Bader Way Bridge showing path safe.
0.75m RISING - MORNING Observation Date: 2025-02-25 07:20 The river height has been climbing for a while. The Sindlesham Mill gauge shows 0.75, which we expected to be passable only in wellies, but the water was not as high as expected. I imagine this is because it is climbing fast and will soon be much higher based on other readings I've collected here. Coming from Dinton Pastures over the Mortimer Meadow bridge, we only met a few puddles before the Bader Way bridge (formerly of Star Wars image), and even then it barely came over the wellie feet. The water height at sindlesham mill was at graph shows water at 7.20 pm was 0.75m, the time of this walk - adn rising fast. The water height at sindlesham mill was at graph shows water at 7.20 pm was 0.75m, the time of this walk - adn rising fast. This is the old Star Wars bridge. Bader Way Bridge is underwater with water just over ankle height. This is the old Star Wars bridge. Bader Way Bridge is underwater, only a small problem for walkers in Wellington boots. Under the A329M bridge. Passable in wellies - just over the feet.. The water is well over the A329M but only just over the feet.
0.76m RISING Observation Date: 2026-01-28 15:15 The graph showing the water height at Sindlesham Mill.At 3:15 pm, the water was 0.76m and was rising steadily. Under the A325M, the path is underwater. Under the A329M, a view towards the path.The water has started to encroach on the Showcase Cinema carpark. The path beneath the Bader Way bridge is currently submerged.
0.77m FALLING - MORNING Observation Date: 2024-11-29 09:00 The river height recently started dropping since reaching a high (about 9 pm last night). The Sindlesham Mill gauge shows 0.77 around the time of these images. We didn't expect this river to be passable and took some photos from different locations as usual - the walk was to another place today anyway. Approaching from the Showcase Cinema towards Dinton main area, we were first wading under the A329M just beside the cinema car park. The water came to within 5 or so cm of the top of adult wellies. The water height at Sindlesham Mill was at graph. The water at 9:00 a.m. was 0.77m, the time of this walk. Showcase carpark showing current state of flooding. The fence in the distance is next to the usual footpath we use, which is submerged, then the red-painted pillar is at the other side of the river and the water continues towards us here. Under the Bader Way bridge from a bit further back than usual, showing the spread of the water that is flowing across the path and into the meadows..
Loddon Depth 0.78m rising Observation Date: 2024-01-03 08:00 Under the Bader Way, the river has gone over the path completely, but can still be passed easily in wellies.
0.78m rising again Observation Date: 2024-01-05 08:00 Approaching Bader Way Bridge from the North - the path goes underwater under the bridge but is passable in wellies. The path (which is gravel + mud, not tarmac) approching the A329M is underwater in places.. There is water under the A329M bridge - wellies needed, but it's not too much.
0.86m RISING - MORNING Observation Date: 2024-11-26 07:50 Graph showing Loddon height is very high at 0.86 meters when we visited. Water is getting close to the Motimer Meadow Bridge. Not far from the Motimer Meadow Bridge, moving towards the Bader Way Bridge, the path becomes underwater with an obvious flow. The flow was obvious at this stretch, and we decided based on that, and the river level readings, not to continue...
1.11m Observation Date: 2024-01-06 08:00 Screenshot of the Loddon height, showing the height of 1.11m and that we appear to be at the top of a curve Arched Bridge Near Colemansmoor Lanein Flood conditions only a tiny gap left