Boar on the East side of the Severn....

[JeffreyL]

South Glos/ North Wilts border, March ‘22.

 

[JonnyWhitters]

How wide is the Severn? It actually matters not a great deal as they are excellent swimmers and for very long distances too.

Rather narrow around Cinderford (certainly not 2 mile minimum). You can Google photos of the Severn Bore and see people surfing it - the river is fairly narrow when you get north of Slimbridge and I wouldn’t bet against them swimming across.

 

[John Gryphon]

Rather narrow around Cinderford (certainly not 2 mile minimum). You can Google photos of the Severn Bore and see people surfing it - the river is fairly narrow when you get north of Slimbridge and I wouldn’t bet against them swimming across.

I have seen videos of the bore,not the place to be in a dinghy.

 

[Scotty99]

9 miles at widest, 2 miles at narrowest, the strong current / tides are the biggest factors. It has one of the largest high / low tides in the world.

A bit out with your measurements there. Upriver from Newnham it is only a few hundred yards across. They have spread westwards from the Forest of Dean by crossing the Wye into Monmouthshire, so I reckon they could have also gone eastwards across the Seven above Newnham especially at low tide. Keep yours eyes open folks.

 

[Scotty99]

9 miles at widest, 2 miles at narrowest, the strong current / tides are the biggest factors. It has one of the largest high / low tides in the world.

You are right though about the rise and fall of the tide on the Severn, it‘s impressive and very quick. I go wildfowling on the Severn and when the tide turns to come in you would swear you were seeing water rush up hill. Not a time to be out on the mud flats.

 

[Kiwi Tim]

Won’t surprise me if some of them make the journey across in the back of a white van …