Mudlarking the River Thames - A very hard to access part of the foreshore

Join me as I spend a day mudlarking with Mud Crew - Clem (aka @Chill Bill), Michael (@NuggetNoggin) and Simon (@Si-Finds). We go on our very own River Adventure, taking a boat down the River to Blackwall, which is where there was once a River Police Station. The beach is very difficult to access most of the time.
The guys are detecting and Im searching by eye. It was great fun and the tide came back in way too soon!
Do check out the channel of the Mud Crew! They are:-
@Si-finds, @nuggetnoggin and @Chill Bill. They all have great channels.
Thank you for watching. You can follow me on twitter and instagram @tidelineart and I'm always happy to read your comments and feedback.
You do need a permit to mudlark the Thames and you can find all the details on the website of the Port of London Authority - just here:
www.pla.co.uk/Environment/Tha...
Thank you.
Nicola

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Happy Easter everyone! Just popping out to make the most of the beautiful weather & will respond to comments later on. Thank you to everyone who pointed out that the moorhen chicks are in fact coots! I guess that is where the saying "bald as a coot" comes from. I am in love with those coot chicks. Have a lovely weekend. Nicola xx

[@pattylevasseur2645]

coots wow new bird to me;];];] thanks nicola;];];];] happy easter;];];]

[@jansaddam3829]

nicola white mudlark - Tideline Art Wesołych Świąt !

[@artist6135]

Happy Easter 🐣!! Thank you! Another great video! And I loved the chicks too!!!!

[@LemmyCaution66]

Love the amazing video. Thank you for your work. Happy Easter too!

[@karenkozak2068]

Happy Easter! I would love to learn more about the ceramic egg artist. If you have already done a video about it, please post your link. There is a similar event done in Oregon where a glass artist leaves a bunch of colorful 'fishing weights' along the beach for collectors. They are quite valuable now and hard to find.

[@blairrichardson7589]

These videos are an absolute treasure - and not only because you find treasure! They are a great escape and stress reliever. What’s more: they’re educational and informative!

[@christinetucci9227]

Is Nugget not the cutest damn southern boy?! What a sweetheart. I love his videos because everything excites him, he's just a joyous guy.

[@dojodance]

Nuggetnoggin is one of my favorites here in America, so full of energy and down to earth, I am happy to see him get these opportunities.

[@Aarontlondon]

Nugget's smile could brighten any room

[@Pye422]

I have found the you tubers I really enjoy are the ones who have such honest enthusiasm for what they do. Nugget is definitely one of them.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

We lived in Beirut for a few years. My mom would study the wave patterns, wait for a huge storm blowing east and go down to the shore right after. She found Roman coins, an oil lamp and beads and now...I have them! So fun

[@inge6280]

So much fun to see all of the different experiences of the group !

[@RoseThistleArtworks]

I love those duck's feet! They are like big white maple leaves. They take such loving care of their little ones. That was so sweet. What a fun day of finds. Thank you for sharing them with us.

[@lynnerodgers4461]

I thought the same about the ducks feet. Very efficient.

[@rebeccalansdown9484]

I have to admit that I'm living vicariously through your videos. There's a treasure hunter's heart beating inside of me that would love to be able to mudlark. Love your videos!

[@mm4chelle]

I'm American but most of my ancestors are English, and I love seeing the history you uncover, i feel a bit closer to them clear across the ocean. So interesting! if i'm ever able to come visit, I would pay someone to take me mudlarking lol

[@ericalbany]

The pipe bowl is Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, which would put it at 1902 at the earliest. Well Done! I have an exceptionally horrid looking moustache cup from their coronation

[@baberoot1998]

Your channel is just...so soothing and calming. You all look like you are really enjoying yourselves, and each other. Love this. 👍☀️👍

[@rocketpoolpki]

A great bunch of friends having a nice time...you can tell how long it has been scince I visited Old Smokey...I have no idea what the comedy building behind Tower Bridge is at all..lol..big splash at 21:38...I think the egg contains more if you leave it as it is...a prezzy and a dream...nice one Nic, Sci, Nugg & Bill.

[@AmericanPatriot-1776]

Oh, my goodness, I didn't wait until the very end to see this WONDERFUL footage of mom and dad feeding their baby chicks. It's incredible!!!!!!

[@Saint_Vincent1735]

Hello nicola, I'd just like to thank you for your video channel as it must take alot of time and effort. I particularly enjoy you passion in finding the personal history behind the finds.

[@adamdavis4346]

The royalty of mudlarking all together in one video!

[@deidrecruickshank7975]

Great to see Nuggetnoggin in UK. Love his channel and have been following him about 3 yrs now. Love watching him hunt.

[@cherryblossomplumtree500]

OMG I haven't even started and I know I'll love it. Just getting the dinner on so you can be my evening entertainment while I eat. I hardly ever use my TV now, just to watch videos. KZbin content is so much better than the muck the commercial channels dish out, at least in Australia anyway.

[@starsackaney4996]

Hi ya Cherryblossum Plumtree!! OMGoodness I couldn't agree with you more!! And although nothings perfect KZbin still has real people creating real content anyway, riiiight?? Happiest New Year to you + yours from me + mine in Toronto, Ontario, Canada!

[@JudithBisson]

No,Thank You Nicola for sharing your time, by showing us Mudlarking. Not to mention your amazing art, Happy Easter

[@joebrown1382]

Very nice video. Many of my American friends (diggers) came over to search for treasures. Thank you Chill Bill & Nicola for hosting my friend Nugget who is a very accomplished detectorist in the US. Nice finds from all. Crotal bell in the Thames amazing & the chicks were adorable. Cheers

[@Julianne955]

Oh my, your photos along the Thames were so different and beautiful. My favorite part was your pottery heart. Lovely Nic, truly lovely and one of your best videos. Thanks for taking us along.

[@AmericanPatriot-1776]

Hi Nicola, it's me your mud sister. As I watch your Mud Crew I am so jealous that you can explore and find things of such historical importance. I LOVE seeing what you find. The only entertainment we have out here in the Mojave Desert of California is exploring with my local friends and finding 2000 dumped tires. Of course cleaning the desert is a good thing. We find dumped jacuzzi's, boats, refrigerators, kitchen cabinets, shoes, and drywall and everything else you can imagine. I'm more interested in the small stuff. At least we don't need a metal detector to find what we're finding. But, again, thank you for your wonderful, serene videos. You know I'll be back. Margaret :-)

[@davidj4662]

AmericanPatriot 1776 you could leave out the virtue signaling part and it would be a better comment.

[@AmericanPatriot-1776]

@@davidj4662 All these things were discarded at one time or another. Yet, I am filled with virtue.

[@doctorofart]

look further, the mojave is rich with things if you know where to look. look at the roads all over the desert that no one has ever lived on in the middle of nowhere. there was a huge civilization there

[@winnievanorden1]

Wonderful video! What a joy to see all my favorite larkers working together. I swear, it would be so awesome to see a show where you all travel the worlds beaches and shores, finding crazy old things to show us. Youre all so cute and have some great chemistry goin' on. Keep on muckin', my friends

[@jennifermcclain4478]

Nugget Noggin!!! WTG!!! Hope your trip to the UK was splendid! Proud for you.

[@claudiapaulsonparsons9776]

Thank you for posting your part of the Nugget Noggin adventure . I love Nugget Noggin don't you? I watched his posts when he was just a kid. Surprise! Loved seeing Si without his cap. I long for your posts every week. Soothing, history, adventure, wildlife, music, laughs, art, insights, finds, trash pickup, scavenging..... so many of my favorite things.

[@marcweir9204]

Imagine if you could train the coots to pick all the stuff up that you cannot reach ☺ I love this woman and her videos I could listen to that voice all day long and she's gorgeous. Great video as always 👍👍

[@chefboy2160]

Lovely outing Nicola and thank you so much for sharing your wonderful finds.

[@ohjoannabanana]

What a fun day on the river. Thanks for taking us along.

[@bumpy9024]

Oh!!!! PS..... don’t break open the egg! And loved the footage of the birds/ chicks Sooo sweet!!!😊

[@mikeg.1099]

The Thames. The waterway that keeps on giving!!! Chill Bill seems to be the type that has a good time everywhere he goes! He’s the best!! Mike from New York

[@AmericanPatriot-1776]

Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. I just came back from visiting a crazy DRUNK sister and I needed to come back and find calm with my normal mud sister. Thank you Nicola for giving me that peace. ..

[@adriantorres3221]

She’s so adorable!

[@slydoll7877]

So gorgeous....love your vids Nicola. You're full of charm and as a big fan of Nugget, it surprises me not at all that he gave you that bell. He's a gentleman and a beautiful person.

[@simhifree2416]

Thank you Nicola. Another beautifully done video. Lovely to see everyone get some good finds. I'm not surprised that Nugget gave you the bell, he has a big heart.

[@leethomas361]

Great to see the pantheon of mudlarkers all together doing what they do best. Now that's entertainment!

[@mstewart9231]

I love Nugget Noggin, I have been fan of his channel for a few years now. It was a happy surprise to see all of you together.

[@65burnie]

Great idea getting together like that. Keep up the great videos.....please!!!!!!!!

[@furgy425]

Nicola, May his light shine on you and yours forever. Happy Easter!

[@anthonyturton8091]

What a Great gentleman is Nugget. . he should be the American ambassador to Great Britain.

[@ronkoehler9463]

I thank God for people like you Nicola..

[@malinda8668]

Thank you for sharing such a fun excursion. (Simon Bourne rocks!)

[@detectinghistoricalontario9664]

Nicola thanks a lot. Please cray the egg. Love love this channel. Also follow the others especially Michael for years. Knowing Nugget Noggin I knew he would give you that bell. Just like him. Happy Easter. God bless you from Ontario Canada

[@oldmanhuppiedos]

What is new to me is that tower bridge is insured as a ship. Today a top Mudlarking team. A love full treat.

[@mylittleworld3507]

You can have it X-rayed, I just love you shows Thank you for allowing us to see them. 🥰🌺🤗🌸

[@zw5509]

Wee fuzzy headed birdies! Happy Easter! Don't crack the egg! All the best!

[@marianolovardo7701]

Nicola Dont breack that egg, please. Is so wonderfull to keep the enigma.

[@steveevans105]

Another top vid collaboration by the mudlarking crew,thanks for sharing 👍

[@kathyprusak2762]

Thanks for sharing. Wonderful company. Beautiful skyline.😎😍🤗

[@jimlapinskas6136]

So wonderful to see all my favs in one video Happy Easter

[@jeriannroberts1816]

What great finds. Wow, pasties with names! Quite a bit of talent and patience Nic. Now we want the history and recipe from your Grandma. Happy Easter to you and yours. Blessings

[@sharbean]

Yes please! History and recipe!

[@indysmith4437]

Thank you for sharing this larking adventure, Nicola! Love, love, love the Moor Hen babies! Interesting to see the ropes intertwined in their nest material.

[@peterfairway2820]

Hi Nicola. Great fun out with your mud lark friends. Like the music to go with the video. What a way to spend a day doing what you are passionate about. Can’t wait for the next adventure.👍😀

[@dottiegnyc1]

Have I ever told you how much I love your videos? Just loved it! It was good to see Nugget noggin' there with you and so sweet of him to leave you with the crotel bell. He really cleaned up out there didn't he? The heart was sweet, your art is beautiful! Thanks, Happy Easter!!

[@abeerandamop]

Those pasties looked amazing!

[@TeamZSsx]

Those pasties do look amazing but shouldn't Nicola being a Cornish girl put the crust on the side and not the top? 😉

[@jennifer3550]

I'm from Kentucky USA. I watch your and Si finds all the time. I enjoy learning the history you all share

[@hurricanemike4084]

Dearest Nicola, You always amaze us! Thanks so much for your time. What an amazing story for Easter Sunday! We send our love across the pond . May you stay blessed! Until next time, your dear friends, Mike and my Lady . See ya soon!

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you Mike and your lady! love to you both. x

[@ggsmith099]

Haven't watched the entire video yet but I'm already jealous over here in Tennessee! Now I'm gonna watch the rest of the video!

[@marthaanderson2656]

it must have been exciting to see all that pottery. Great shot of the underwater moorhen

[@Padraigan13]

Loved the music as you were cruising up the Thames. It gave me goosebumps probably because I was imagining myself there with you.

[@waltbellamy4862]

get it xrayed thanks for sharing !!! :

[@brantmorrison3704]

An X-ray is exactly what I was thinking! Hopefully the object inside would show up on an X-ray. I wonder if a CAT scan or MRI would work if an X-ray didn't? I lived on the New England coast for many years. There was a seafood restaurant near home which kept a bin full of clam shells with whimsically painted eyes. The shells were glued shut and within was a small toy or prize for children. I've had my shells for many years and have successfully fought the temptation to open any of them. As simple as they are, they are still a prized possession and a delight to see.

[@wheezyjefferson9136]

Awesome hunt! Happy Easter!! 🐰🐇🐰🐇🥚🥚🥚

[@lisaroach3165]

Marvelous video Nic. Isn't nugget a sweetheart?

[@clockwork9827]

He is sooo smiley !

[@christinakazakos3762]

It was a double take for me when I saw him because I do watch some of his videos. He has a sweet demeanor.

[@Mandaxx25]

He's so polite and happy

[@jofayewalkerwalker2332]

Your videos never fail to make me day dreamy about England. I've loved reading fact and fiction about it for 55 years. I think I'll read a Queen Mary bio.

[@NcrebelRS]

Great video! Very nice of Nugget to give the crotal bell to you. Of course, I'm not surprised.

[@sallya.2412]

What a neat trip! So much things found. I love the ceramic pieces you find. The moor hen chicks are cute.

[@mostlynature6848]

Great video. In case you're interested, the birds at the end are actually Coots, not Moorhens. (similar looking birds)

[@bonnerdebbie]

Great fun Nicola, thanks for taking us along.

[@Toffee146]

You have such a lovely, friendly, calmness about you, Nicola. It's Nice to see you with the gang! 😁

[@MsSmokeybear1]

Happy Easter Nicola. Love you video was great to see London from the rivers perspective. haven't visited London for 25 yrs so great to see how much it has changed. Your Cornish pasties looked delicious, would love the recipe.

[@marcb1779]

I am a heart person, soooooo cool you did the ceramic heart, love it. Made me smile, needed it today, thanks for sharing you great work. Marc

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

😘

[@missmerrily4830]

It's so lovely to share in your mudlarking adventures Nicola. I'm much too old now to be ferreting around on shorelines and the like but it's fascinating to still be able to join you. And thanks too for your clear love of wildlife. Who else would have rescued a struggling wasp and taken it to safety, as you did on one of your outings. Oh and please don't smash that egg! Its beauty and mystery are so much more important than what's probably inside!

[@jamesdufresne4738]

Wow what a beautiful bridge 😍😍 awesome video and great finds👍👍👍👍

[@lovelyskull3483]

Thank you Nicola, love your music and story telling. Happy 🐣 Easter.

[@mrs.cracker4622]

Many thanks for sharing this! Have a blessed Easter. 🐤

[@saraboone8614]

What a wonderful day! Thank you for sharing. Great finds!

[@territheoldneedleshop996]

Beautiful footage of the birds! Just love it! What a great find ...the eggs are lovely...no, don't break😊

[@atpro4115]

Great video as usual Nicola but I have to say the back ground music choices were awesome!

[@KMBlaster]

Happy Easter you also... 🤠

[@printworkz9872]

Great video, thanks for sharing

[@penny6658]

This looked such a fun day out with the boys. Thank you for allowing us to join in by watching your lovely video. Loved it. x

[@stevebo8055]

Liked seeing all the building cranes in the London skyline. Great content as always , looking good during your narrative Nicola.

[@Nan-1017]

The music while you’re on the river in the beginning of the video sounds like it could be from Downton Abbey...oh how I miss that show! Now back to the video:) so excited for this one!!😁

[@Lisboooa]

I'm mesmerized by this videos. The amazing generous people, the beauty, and what in the world!?!??!! That river is a giving river. I can't believe it. Some things are right there on the surface. How in the world?! I live in Lisbon. The Tagus is a huge river. The city is very old and we find nothing . This is unbelievable. Well done. What a group of kind people and beautiful finds

[@sueq6]

Lovely Video. I loved the Moorhens big feet and also drool every time you find a bottle stopper.

[@englishmaninfrance661]

Dare I say there were 6 chicks in this episode ? 5 moorhens & a NicChic. Don't open the egg :)

[@minnieearhart221]

Awesome finds! Cute chicks! Happy Easter! May you find the golden egg!

[@patdavis1325]

I do enjoy watching you hunt for treasure. It's so nice to see people hunting and not yelling all kinds of profanity over a great find. You are lovely and keep on hunting your wonderful pipe bowls. They are beautiful. Congratulations on a job well done. Watching from the States.

[@nicolawhitemudlark]

Thank you!

[@lorrainewhitlock5377]

This was a great video Nicola. Thank you so much for sharing. And I would live with the Curiosity of what's inside of that egg. LOL

[@pamcolechadwell1302]

You make beautiful art! Thank you! Happy Easter to you Nicola!

[@Trespidian]

Great video and the moorhens were really coot :)

[@untbunny]

Lovely video, Nicola. Thank you for including us in your adventure. Leave the egg intact. The mystery is more exciting than a cracked egg and a small bob. Aren't ducks feet magnificent? Quite unusual. Happy Easter!

[@aclifesaver]

As always I enjoy your very well done videos of your mudlark adventures. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@mistymint7983]

Footage of the birds was fantastic, lovely vid, happy Easter 🐣

[@jackiebeans2689]

Great video as usual! Happy Easter!💕

[@douglassmith5414]

Well Happy Easter, I saw most of this yesterday, so Happy 4/20 too! Nice Hoodie Si! Lovely video as always Nicola. I need to watch all 4 of your videos of this trip. I imagine your brand might have a heart, anchor and a clay pipe or two...just an idea. I'm sure you'll create something fitting. Chill Bill I saw your video 1st, I''ll check for Si's and Nugget Noggin's...looks like you all had a blast with Bill's new foreshore hot spot...after Nugget found all those musketballs I think I'll always think of musketballs now as Nugget Balls! Just kidding, I watch Nuggets videos too and he's now a real Mud Lover and Mudlarker now. It was nice to see him give you the Crotal bell and Si gave him a silver coin. Very kool group of friends. Y'all are so busy keeping us entertained, I can tell by all the comments that we all appreciate it. Yup they're Coots alright, never saw the chicks before...kool hairdo! Have a nice day...I'm off to eat some bunny ears...

[@stephanienewell4627]

Lovely video! All my favorite mud lovers in one place. What a treat! Happy Easter, Nicola!

[@LibellulaGlass]

What a great gang. Happy Easter from France! Always an original presentation. Thanks.

[@debspils1091]

Hi Nicola! First here! Wonderful job as usual, my dear friend!

[@claycountybrian5645]

Greetings from Clay co. Missouri USA! Fair weather Good finds GREAT Company Excellent time! Thanks for letting me tag along!! Good on you NN (Michael) That's exactly what I was thinking @13:56. Comes around; goes around I think I'd have to leave the eggs whole. Humpty Dumpty and all. But that's just me. They're yours; Do what you like. Thanks again! Best of luck & Happy Hunting!

[@TheTuna1747]

Luv watching all of you!