Cycling home from the shops on the 21st September 2010, I passed through Syon Park entering Church Street in Old Isleworth, which brings you onto the river front. I notices that the river Thames was as low as I have ever seen it.

Isleworth foreshore very low ebbed tide

As a fully trained FROG member, I made an on-the-spot decision to revisit the site of the Anglo-Saxon fish trap on the foreshore. Parking my trusty Brompton folding bike at the bottom of Isleworth ferry stairs, I gingerly made my way to the recorded position of the remains of the trap.

It was seen that the vertical wooden posts of the V-shaped fish trap were almost completely out of the water. Having my pocket camera with me I took the images which you can see in this article. As I was not wearing my wellys, I found it was difficult to get to a good position to take close up shots.

Fish trap piles

Regaining my Brompton, I was again on my way, resisting the opportunity to stop at the “London Apprentice” pub to view my pics and arrived home some 10 minutes later. You can read more about fish traps on the foreshore factsheet here, and in Riverpedia here.