The River Blythe at the Packhorse Bridge Local Nature Reserve, Hampton in Arden, normally a narrow, rather gentle stream. These pictures, taken from the historic packhorse bridge a few days ago, show the effect of the recent heavy rains.
The tree stump and the line of fence posts mark the top of the normal left bank of the river and the edge of the bordering field. That field was almost completely covered to some depth with water, which seemed to extend back towards a nearby lake. The river was flowing not just under the bridge, but altogether perhaps three times its normal width under the causeway leading to the bridge.