Mudlarking in my home-town river. River walk and Beachcombing adventure, Hebden Bridge

[@donellemiller6680]

I agree with many of your commentors, I believe that metal piece is part of a bell. Thank you for sharing your river journey I enjoy the peacefulness, and the wonderful treasures that you find.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Donelle. I'm glad you get enjoyment from my videos.

[@mcconnelljack]

I've recently moved home, and with the stressors that come with a house move and relocation, I've found these videos very calming.

[@shirleyporter9025]

After a day of listening to patients chatter...its just lovely to settle down, tea in hand and listen to your calm and sometimes witty comments as you plod around gathering bits and bobs in lovely scenery...keep them coming...my sanity depends on it :)

[@tomburleigh9261]

So... no pressure then? 😉 Thankfully, my sanity is just about coping with making these videos... I'm glad they're valuable to you.

[@gersgems]

Oh how I love the Canada Geese...thanks

[@NurseMickiLea]

I have learned that you have to do what make YOU happy and not to worry what others think keep it up!!

[@tomburleigh9261]

I learned that years ago, but correcting it in my psyche is still years away.

[@simplyramona8678]

Mr. Burleigh - your videos are wonderful. The beautiful places you wander and your quiet energy are very soothing. Thank you for taking us along with you.🌱

[@marinawilkinson5840]

Tom. Thank you for such a wonderful river walk. Your articulation and knowledge over all the items you find and general commentary is so interesting. You’re doing such an excellent job for nature; the rivers and birds don’t need all that man made detritus clogging them up. I’m glad you brought the little boat home. It’s so sweet and conjures up happy thoughts of Daddies and sons (or girls of course), spending time together. You have a gentle heart. I’m just loving your videos (and your voice and relaxing music). Thank you so much. Marina 💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💧💦💧

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Marina, that's a wonderfully nice and kind comment. 😊

[@robin2724]

Thank you Tom for taking us along, lovely day. Quite a big haul today, you must be feeling better, hope so anyway. Love the birds, when I was little I was given a baby duck and he grew up to be a Mallard with beautiful green neck feathers. In the summer when I was finished playing in my inflatable swim pool, he always got his turn, he loved it so. Keep being brave and tell anyone who asks you are cleaning the trash out, maybe you can bring awareness and participation. When my daughter was in high school the marching band could earn money by picking trash off the beach, so we would all meet up and work for a few hours. Hard to believe people throw so much junk that causes pollution. I commend you for your efforts!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Robin, that's a lovely memory. My family had some ducks and geese when I was very young, but I can't quite remember them. I'm getting more brave about Mudlarking, I used to sneak into the waterways, and avoid attention as much as possible. In this one, I actually walked straight up and started a conversation with the wall inspectors. I dearly wish there could be a paid litter pick scheme here, sadly the central funding of councils has been slashed in recent years, and even the regular street sweeping team has been pared back... so now when it rains, lots that would have previously been picked up gets washed down to the rivers.

[@suetaylor5186]

If anyone asks just tell them you are being ecofriendly and cleaning up! Looking for history on your way. Xx lovely as ever well done you

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Sue, that's pretty much what I do; only ones to ask on this outing were the official wall inspectors and a kid on the road high above shouting down to me. Not as bad as I was expecting. At one point there were two young people having a very explicit conversation just over the wall from me, they knew I was there, but they didn't seem to care.

[@lovelyskull3483]

I could listen to your peaceful, gentle voice forever. Thank you so much Tom.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Blushes.

[@CroneFingrCraft]

Geese, ducks and pigeons are awesome!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Agree, 100%

[@WilliamWilson-it9qe]

Thank you, Tom, for doing these vids. They are beautiful places, you have a very calming voice, and your comments are both humorous and witty. I also like that you pick as much trash as possible. I believe the small pewter object to be the top of a bell, perhaps hung over the door of a little shop. 👍👍

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks William, I hadn't thought of a bell as a possibility. There is a bit broken off the rim, where another half might have been attatched. I'm glad you enjoy the videos 👍

[@trinagolas9504]

Seems like a nice calming walk in the river on that day..your bag is quite full with all that you've picked up along the way! I'm glad you rescued the little Christmas boy.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Trina, yes... mudlarking at it's best is very calming and relaxing. I couldn't just leave the Chrismas boy behind, the river would have smashed him eventually.

[@greyferguson9319]

The Phantom Stone Stacker....I like it, finding an art form in unexpected, out of the way places☺. You get to see and lark some amazing areas.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, I am very lucky to live where I do. There's lots of lovely hidden places for me to find. 🙂

[@rutroh9647]

The shadow play...beautiful.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks 🙂 I do love shifting light patterns in water, and under trees.

[@Ladybug-uf7uh]

Hello Tom: From North Carolina, USA. Trolls are everywhere, in person and on the internet. It is very hard to remember what most of us forget when dealing with one another: It doesn't cost a thing to be kind. So much enjoy walking with you through your town; it is probably the only precarious way I will ever get to visit your beautiful England. Thanks for taking me along.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Hi smartoldlady, I'm sorry you've met so many trolls. I thankfully haven't met any doing these mudlarking outings, they've gotten quite bold and moved out of their traditional habitats beneath bridges and into the world. A little kindness here and there does brighten most peoples days, it costs nothing but it's value is great. I'm glad you enjoy the places I walk... I will occasionally go mudlarking in ugly places, but I prefer pretty places to film.

[@raimamohommed7518]

Beautiful video thank u Tom wonderful love it

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you 🙂

[@raimamohommed7518]

@@tomburleigh9261 my pleasure Tom have a nice day

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, I hope you have a nice day too.

[@irenejoseph9547]

Your videos have become part of my evening ritual. I love the scenery, the wildlife, the sound of the water flowing to wherever it has a mind to go, the unobtrusive and haunting music, and your calm melodious voice. Exactly what I need after a very long day of work. Please know that your efforts are very much appreciated by a fan living far away in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Knoxville, Tennessee.

[@Catmoore60]

The old bridge and stonework in your videos are just gorgeous. Tell the watchers you’re doing your part to clean up the river, and why don’t they join you? That will get rid of them...

[@tomburleigh9261]

I've told a few people that now, it doesn't seem to work in putting them off talking to me. But, it was worth a try. Thanks!

[@kerriecerny4813]

Beautiful walk. Beautiful voice. Thank you😊

[@tomburleigh9261]

And thanks for such a lovely complement.

[@conitorres9774]

What a lovely opening scene. Thanks for taking us with you on your mudlarking walks. Lovely calming walk, with soothing voice. Marvelous

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Coni, I'm glad you enjoyed it all so much.

[@woofusdad]

Each of your videos and adventures are treasure to me. Thank you once again.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks woofusdad, I'm glad you continue to get lots out of them.

[@raimamohommed7518]

Amazing video n your calm voice is beautiful thank u Tom u. Make more videos love them

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, I've got quite a few more videos planned 🙂

[@tamz-lynn]

Tom how I love your videos and voice! Keep them coming. From your fellow introvert

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Tammy, lovely complement and encouragement.

[@marlenebadyrka2863]

Love how you feed the ducks geese....

[@tomburleigh9261]

They are a wonderful part of where I live 🙂

[@alisonj9854]

Thank you for taking me with you, on your river walk. Really enjoyed my time walking in the water. Very BEAUTIFUL scenery.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Alison, I'm glad you enjoyed it so much.

[@sianwarwick633]

First of all, thanks for feeding the Canada geese . I think the little porcelain or lead item with the broken bottom and the eyelet is a fishing counter, where you tie the line to counter. I think ypu fohnd a great variety of objects... all describing how the water stream is used, both in nature and by man, industrially. A great moment where the rushing of water combines with your own music 🎶 to make an even greater soundscape. I think this is one of the first videos of yours that i watched, around 4 years ago. Thank you Tom.

[@kimpage8135]

Great video I especially like the “tar” rock it really does look like some sort of tree on it...my favorite find of the video!! 😷👏👏👏😀

[@TermaMary]

So great to see some of somewhere else today. Thank you

[@marvinboyles190]

First another great video your calm voice helps me relax

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Marvin, I'm glad my videos are relaxing for you.

[@retrobebop61]

Me too.

[@mymagiclieswithin]

As always, I had another wonderful lark with you. So comforting to me. I adore your little orphan you plucked out of the water and love the idea of sneaking it into town at Christmastime! I really like the door knob, you can use them for so many things, but you know what was missing this time (?) your usual tea pot spout - I love that you find so many of those!! Can't wait for your next video, until then, take care! xx ~Jen

[@tomburleigh9261]

Ah, the teapot spouts... I'm afraid I might have ignored the ones I did see in this one, I didn't realise anyone would miss them and I've already collected more than I will ever likely have a use for (although if you or anyone has an idea for projects I could make with them, I could of course collect more). I hadn't even considered whether the door knob could be repurposed, so when you said that, I went looking; there exist some excellent possibilities; thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video, and the orphan isn't unloved. Take care, Tom.

[@mymagiclieswithin]

Hi Tom, I'm not sure what you could use the teapot spouts for, but I just love them and am so curious why there are so many out there. Maybe whimsical little spout hooks for the kitchen to hang your towels on, or in the bath for wash cloths or hand towels. I don't know, but paint on some cute little eyes and you have a long nose to hang something from...just an idea. You are the creative one! Get creative!! :)

[@tomburleigh9261]

Some pretty good ideas, thanks :) I'm doing something with some of the broken figurines I find, might work with teapot spouts too... I'll have a think, and then a play.

[@sarahstrong7174]

I like the way you speed up the video, instead of just missing out chunks. Some You Tubers just switch us on & off, whenever they feel like it. Its up to them of course & fair enough really but I if I like the place, or I'm finding it interesting. I wish I hadn't missed those bits of the walk. Thankyou Tom.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Sarah, I do miss out huge chunks too... sometimes my footage just doesn't add anything good to the video... but if it does, it stays.

[@birdie399]

You live near my favourite place in the uk. Howarth. Thanks for another interesting video.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Yes, I kept meaning to go over there and mudlark in the Worth River, perhaps film in the Parsonage graveyard and the main street. But... I love Howarth too... and it's hard sometimes to countenance filming in a wonderful place because I so often show rubbish in the rivers. Perhaps when lock-downs are eased, I could do a history tour video there and leave the rivers for another video. 🙂

[@tereselapree222]

The tiny boat was so fun to find! I imagine the little that lost it was quite upset.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Yes, a sad and sweet, and fun thing to find.

[@PolyvoreThea]

Loved the floral vase piece. And I can’t get outside, so I love your adventures!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, I'm sorry your circumstances aren't great. I'm glad what I do can bring you a little enjoyment. 🙂

[@sidkelly7507]

Hiya Tom lovely trip thanks for taking us along, looking forward to the next stroll 👍🇮🇪

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Sid, glad you enjoyed it.

[@guadalupeknippen2636]

Once again, a wonderful vlog.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

[@emmavanursel2610]

You shouldn't be aprehensive about what other people would think, you are colleting nice things and meanwhile you're keeping the river clean by carrying all that plastic out. Good for you! And I'm a bit jealous of all those lovely rivers and streams.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, I do live in a very river rich area. :)

[@SocialStudiesMane]

Pleasure to watch your beautiful segments ✨

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Ilona, that's a lovely complement.

[@janicestevens8469]

I’m glad you clarified your skirt shadow in this video - I was beginning to question your mudlarking fashion choices. 😊😊. Fun video!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, I do think a skirt would be a bad choice for mudlarking. I wore my jacket around my waist like that while filming yesterday, and got it both wet, and muddy 🙂

[@janicestevens8469]

Tom Burleigh - That’s great! It must mean a new video is in the works! Love your walks, treasures and your commentary! 😊

[@Toche44]

Another brilliant video. So unique, so well done.

[@georgiannaashley8512]

Thank you it was wonderful as usual.

[@lindatillson6302]

Wonderful video Tom and as usual beautiful landscape.

[@friendlier]

I too am introverted in public. The one thing that helps enormously is to never think the words "me" or "I" when I'm out. I substitute "a man" in place of those. "I'm being watched" becomes "A man is being watched". Because that is all those who are watching you are actually thinking. They look because they're curious what a man is doing in the river. Nothing personal!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks for the the recommendation, I'll try it. Strangely, I actually started a conversation with a lovely couple out in the wild yesterday; they were searching a beach that I'd already searched... and they knew my videos. Maybe it was an uncharacteristic blip in my introversion, or maybe I'm becoming more comfortable and confident in my mudlarking activities 🙂Time will tell.

[@rachelmiller764]

I was told to imagine I was in a bubble and no one could see through the bubble, it helped enormously

[@catherineblackwell4324]

Have just discovered your KZbin channel and am enjoying the videos. At 15.31 is the remains of an old vcr unit. We had to pull our unit apart every now and then to clean the heads which is located in the larger round silver part. Anyway enough 80s talk. Keep up with the great videos.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Catherine, shame on me for not recognising it, I grew up with a similar machine... I guess the mud and mangled state of it was just enough so that instant recognition didn't spark. Glad you enjoy my videos so far, I hope they continue to be enjoyable in the future 🙂

[@lonl123]

Good Video as always Thomas, your trek on this day reminded me of walking along a creek with my Grannie catching crawdads....good lord, probably 40+ years ago. :)

[@iloveasmr8462]

You make me laugh - your narration is like my internal monologue ...’aaaand I’m being watched again’ ... keep going and be proud - do your thing!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks, I'm glad you laugh :) I'm thinking of starting an ASMR channel too, if you have any ideas or suggestions of episode ideas, I'd love to hear them.

[@iloveasmr8462]

Tom Burleigh I really like southernasmrsounds she’s my favourite at the moment! Especially her organising the candy aisle videos. I love crinkly Packet sounds!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you! I'm checking out a video of hers now, I like it.

[@iloveasmr8462]

Tom Burleigh brill! Any natural and not forced asmr is good! Maybe wash your finds in a bucket of water or talk about and handle your cleaned finds at home in a quiet room! Lovely 😊

[@tomburleigh9261]

I'm in the beginning stages of planning, and your advice has given me a few idea, thank you so much. 😊

[@anjistone2946]

Don't worry about people. The next person who asks me that, I'm going to say 'the way out'. It can get very irritating.

[@tomburleigh9261]

It can indeed; though I suspect a few of my subscribers are people who've asked, and I've told. I do love the solitude though that mudlarking provides most of the time 🙂

[@heathergriswold7037]

Your voice is calm and soothing

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you, I'm glad you think so 🙂

[@treasurejensen7682]

Great adventure with you ty

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Treasure Jensen, glad you enjoyed it.

[@suetaylor5186]

P's you need waders! ! Knives might be from fishing x

[@tomburleigh9261]

I certainly could do with some waders, they're on my shopping list of things I can't quite afford yet. Fishing knives! Yes, that's a great thought... I wonder why my mind jumped straight to crime.

[@bethullian-burton4640]

Love love your videos Tom. Your narration is so calming. Don’t stop

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you!

[@suegoodman4200]

Love your mudlarking videos, your voice is so relaxing😺

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Sue :)

[@taniam2078]

Hi from Sydney lovely video keep it up 👍😀

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Jess, 😀

[@debbrabossier7284]

As usual I've enjoyed your video.. Thank you for sharing. This from Louisiana USA

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Debbra :)

[@johnrogers2826]

As an introvert myself, I certainly know that feeling of being watched. Walking the river and metal detecting brings out the looky loos. But great job pressing on, I know it's hard.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks John. Doing these videos has made me a bit more confident and outgoing... best thing I've done for years.

[@johnrogers2826]

@@tomburleigh9261 great to hear. I understand completely. Getting out there and doing it has been therapeutic for myself. Thanks.

[@huub1989]

Interesting to hear you speak about your self-consciousness. I can identify with that, not something you hear many admit to these days. Your unique point of view is what sets your videos apart. Thanks.

[@monicaestill]

beautiful relaxing cadence thank you-I think that pewter thing is a bell

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you, I think you might be right (about the bell). Glad you enjoy the cadence.

[@billbhein2949]

@@tomburleigh9261 Could people in days gone by, wore it on a cord around their neck, and used it to smother a candle flame, before laying their head on a pillow..

[@malinda8668]

I truly enjoy your narrative style of video making. It makes the experience inclusive and enjoyable. Like that you collect river glass as I have enjoyed collecting sea glass in the past. Well done and look forward to future larks.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Malinda, that's a lovely critique, and it's very encouraging.

[@debcattell7059]

Awesome ☺👍

[@tomburleigh9261]

🙂

[@mistymint7983]

🍃Love your story telling voice, very calming, great video🍃

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Misty Mint, I'm glad you think so.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

whenever I see these videos I am always struck by how beautiful Yorkshire is, I live in West Sussex and we just don't have rivers or old industrial towns like this.

[@lisapittsley9768]

Your videos are the best!!

[@fentonpettigrew2928]

Great video,

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks! 🙂

[@elizabethingram9784]

Beautiful video. I really love the way you pick up things just because you like them. :)

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Elizabeth. 🙂

[@Dianecook17]

Thanks Tom, another enjoyable video. It is such a shame our water ways have so much rubbish in them. We have the same problem here in Australia.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Indeed, it's often heartbreaking how much rubbish I find, and it's sad to hear that Australia has similar issues. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jennylaughlin5919]

Well done for being brave I have always wanted to do the same in Stafford but always assumed it would be illegal and I am a huge chicken, I always wonder why there is so many random bricks and varying coping stones when the surrounding architecture doesn't match them! I might just do it come summer!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Yes, I've found bricks that completely defy the visible architecture, and even the historic record! I found an Elizabethan brick in that river much further up, and the records all say that buildings of that time in the local area were built of either stone or wood. To be honest, mudlarking probably is illegal, but no-one seems to care much as it's a hobby that attracts people who care about the environment and at least pick up a bit of trash along the way. It does look like there are a few promising spots in Stafford, good luck if you give it a go.

[@vilstef6988]

@@tomburleigh9261 In your local area, mudlarking might only be illegal if someone made a fuss about you doing it. As the meme goes, it's mind over matter. If no one minds, it doesn't matter. I know in London, you need a permit from the Port of London Authority. I'm from the states and if I searched the local rivers and creeks, I'd mostly be removing rubbish. The main local river here and many of the creeks are too deep and wild to venture into. Also, too many dams.

[@thomasnathan7328]

Hello Tom! I am Tammy from Malaysia. I like your videos. I also like your voice, it is soothing, calm, kind and considerate. I hope you will have exciting finds to share with us. God bless and have a nice day.🌻

[@tomburleigh9261]

Hello Tammy, thank you for such a nice comment. I hope I can continue to make videos you enjoy.

[@jeriannroberts1816]

Ahhh Tom the copper fiend. Thanks for the lark! The new story is of a young man who pinched a wallet from a butcher. Being what he was, the butcher cared several knives. The youngster was too slow for the quick turnaround from his victim. The butcher promptly stabbed him to death. Not knowing what to do with the body he drug him down river and burned him to ashes beside an old factory. The ashes are still there today for all to see, except for the pelvic bone. The happy butcher went home with a tale and his coins in his pocket. The end. A bit morbid but tried to include some of the lark. You are so fun and quite frankly honest with your clean up. I was surprised when you turned over Father Christmas, I thought it was a garden knome. Thanks again. Blessings

[@tomburleigh9261]

Lovely dark morbid story, thank you. That some of my finds and videos inspire anyone to anything is pretty much the best part of doing these videos I've found so far. Thanks Jeri-Ann. :)

[@jeriannroberts1816]

Tom Burleigh Thanks for the kind words. I just proof read my little tale and was mortified at my misspelling! Sorry about that. Can't wait for the next time.

[@tomburleigh9261]

No need for mortification, leaving a comment on youtube, however creative, is still something done in a very relaxed environment, and not subject 2 the rulz of gramma or spelling.

[@lisafarr2317]

Another brilliant vid. Its such a lovely place n u make it thoroughly enjoyable with your narration.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks 😊

[@wendyhier6943]

Just found your channel.....love love love your videos binge watching them all now lol.....so relaxing to watch and so interesting....would love to have a go at this and would love to find an old bottle 😊 many thanks for these videos.....just perfect for our current situation 😊

[@stasiaspade1169]

"The Phantom Stone Stacker", sounds like a story or poem!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks for the suggestion, if you fancy writing it, go for it. I have quite a few writing projects on the go, so even though I like it as a title, I might never get around to it.

[@pauloneill9965]

Another interesting video adventure it's good to challenge do things were uncomfortable with. I'm shy hate been watched too. Believe more videos hunts the tension fears hopely pass or will get less conscious of been watched. Treasures finds relics come in all forms plus wit so much history the finds could be anything thank you for video. Your voice tones are very soothing take care look forward to next adventure hunt many regards from Ireland 👍🇮🇪☘

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Paul. I am getting more confident in my mudlarking, the comments I receive are a large part of that. I view the experience as the treasure rather than the things I find; wandering about in rivers, spotting wildlife and scenery, the little thrills of finding something interesting; and of course, the enjoyment that others get from watching the videos. Best regards from West Yorkshire 👍

[@niwe79]

My first thought with this triangle looking stone... "Oh WOW, it's a part of a turtles armor". 😂

[@tomburleigh9261]

That would have been cool... so big it'd have to have been from a mutant or something. Maybe a Teenage Mutant, that had shed some of it's childhood armour as it grew. 🙂

[@mirkatu3249]

Hello from Seattle. I just discovered this video and found it informative, humorous and well done, so I subscribed. We just don't have the scenery or history like that over here, so thank you for taking us along with you. If you are apprehensive about what people think when you get in the river, just tell them you're looking for a murder weapon you just threw in there a few days earlier. ;-) Also, that tar piece is very cool and if you can't get the smell out (good luck) it would be an interesting whimsy in the garden. Keep up the great work and I look forward to watching your other videos. :-)

[@tomburleigh9261]

Lol, thanks Mirkatu, that's a pretty fun idea. Washington State is a place I'd love to visit one day, some of my favorite books are set there, and Pudget sound looks like an incredible place to explore by boat. I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you enjoy the ones I'm yet to make.

[@SuperJohnhughes]

Just discovered your videos, and will be watching with interest many more, Greetings from Australia.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Welcome to the channel, I hope you get a lot of enjoyment from my past and future videos. Greetings from UK. 🙂

[@pbcoupons]

I too enjoy your calming voice, it goes well with the gentle stroll along the river. Also like your commentary. I've subscribed and like watching at the end of the day. If I came to England I'd want to get a larking permit. Daughter's boyfriend has a condo on the River Thames for when he is in Europe on business. Trying to talk her into walking the river when she's there but no luck yet... And I too thought it might be a part of a bell - that little piece you picked up.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you! I hope you do come to England someday and get to mudlark on the Thames. Perhaps if your daughter was around at the same time, you could convince her to accompany you and she might enjoy it. I live a bit too far away to go to London often, but I hope to get a permit for the Thames too one day, perhaps when the channel is considerably larger and I can afford to travel a bit more. I'm glad you enjoy my videos... and it probably is part of a bell.

[@monicajones8450]

Thank you very much for venturing outside your comfort zone. We very much benefited from your bravery. Good Job. I love your videos, I very much look forward to each new one. Thank you for sharing. On a side thought, are there snakes in England? We have many types in America. Should we walk a river like this, we would have come across, a few each time we went out.

[@mildredmartinez8041]

I would love to clean up and find little treasures. 🤗🦉🌲🌾🌿

[@tomburleigh9261]

It's a nice little hobby; quite calming and occasionally thrilling when you find something really old and interesting. 🙂

[@mildredmartinez8041]

@@tomburleigh9261 Yes, I can see. I hope you are able to get all that is needed for melting the metal. Be safe. 🐟🦉🌲🌳🌿🌾😊

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thank you, I hope you're safe and well too. 🙂

[@vilstef6988]

Tom, I liked the music on the video. I wonder if the pewter piece with the stem with a hole in it might be part of a bell? I think the long iron rusted piece might be the mechanism to raise and lower a storefront canvas canopy.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Gene, I think you're right on the pewter, and quite possibly correct for the long iron piece. Glad you like the music, thanks 🙂

[@pennyskelton1851]

So sad to see all the modern trash. But I love your adventures.

[@tomburleigh9261]

I too hate to see all the modern rubbish. I try to take a decent amount every time I go out, but I rarely seem to make a dent. 😕

[@littleSallyJo]

Introverts Unite (although carefully)! Love your whole presentation & way of wandering. I'm curious about the bridge at the very end of your wander today. Do you know anything about it? It looked quite old in its shape--possibly midieval (sp?)somehow. Also at about 10:30 in the video, there was a handsome set of iron river gates (or something). I thought quite suitable for a nice photograph, at a time of day when the light & shadows are better. More of your wonderful music, as well? What a lovely little adventure you've shared with us, again! Thank you Tom!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks Sally, the Bridge at the end is a tough one to find out anything about. It's cobbled on top, too narrow and steep for cars. I think it was probably built to service a mill, and more specifically a row of Mill cottages that are up the hill from it and connected by a similarly paved set of steps. So, 18th or 19th century is my guess. The river gates are indeed photograph worthy, I think ideal time to capture them would be an early autumn morning, with mist rising from the river and the sun at just the right angle. I'd also like to explore the tunnel behind them sometime, I think I can just about squeeze underneath.

[@littleSallyJo]

@@tomburleigh9261 Oooo, you are persistent & very brave in your curiosity!

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Tom

[@nitahuncke5541]

The first of the show the hand sized rusty bit was a lug wrench for a very large wheel.

[@roymagnus827]

Small pewter thing could be a candle snuffer .Stick would be through hole

[@tomburleigh9261]

Ah, thank you, that's a good suggestion 🙂

[@NurseMickiLea]

The big rust looks like the drive shaft to a car.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Thanks! I wonder how it got there, it's not an easy river to drive a car into.

[@aphrabenn3233]

Hi Tom, I was wondering if you record your observations as you go along during your discovery walks or if you add them during the editing process. Thanks a million for your videos 🤗

[@digofthedump]

looks shallow enough to metal detect that river gl hh.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Afraid my current metal detector isn't really a good one, or entirely waterproof. One day though, there's quite a few river spots I'd like to search with a detector.

[@hollyhutson7265]

Never a waste watching your videos

[@sherryrector2275]

Wondering how long your walk was!

[@tomburleigh9261]

About half a mile. But... I walked into town, 1.5 miles, and back again with a lot more weight. 🙂

[@mistybynature7166]

How do you know the stone stacker is male 😀. Great videos and content. Better than most mainstream tv broadcasting. Keep up the fantastic work 👍.

[@tomburleigh9261]

He's not quite a fantom, and although I haven't personally checked with him what his gender is; he's known around town as a lovely young guy from Equador, who stacks stones as a meditative practice. Thanks for the complements Misty 🙂

[@mistybynature7166]

Tom Burleigh. Thanks for the reply 👍 Stone stacking is an amazing pass time and therapy . It brought back some memory’s of some family time in St Ives Cornwall. My 11 year old son was much better at it which was good to see.

[@michelleguest1720]

Fast walking makes one sea-sick watching.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Sorry about that; I've mostly stopped speeding up footage in most of my videos now... only very occasionally in static position shots.

[@k8eekatt]

Are they still called Canada geese in England? or Colonial geese?

[@tomburleigh9261]

Canada geese, at least around where I live. 🙂

[@k8eekatt]

@@tomburleigh9261 😁

[@constantine8299]

Funny thing is that I'm also an introvert but my hometown was always too small for me - everybody knows eachother... no personals space at all. Furthermore there is no such thing as privacy in russian language) So the only option for me to have my personal space is to live in a big City such as Moscow - noone knows you and noone cares. I also like your videos very much! And sorry for my poor English)

[@tomburleigh9261]

Your English is excellent, better than many native speakers. I lived in a big city once too... London, it was very easy to find solitude, even amongst crowds there. But here I have the rivers, and the woods... and I can escape into the hills. Thanks Constantine.

[@constantine8299]

Thank you. Very kind of you) Rivers and woods are the things I miss about my hometown. My hometown doesn't have as much history to it as yours though.

[@savagesquirrel9828]

If you have time, check out Michael Grab , rock artist. Now there’s a stacker!

[@tomburleigh9261]

Wow, thank you, he's amazing at it. 🙂

[@lucyb15]

my theory: i will tell you my theory. Ahem...which is mine. The tarry chunk is a chunk of road macadam which sat in the sun at an angle. As heat bore down on it, some of the tar pooled and flowed resulting in the darker streaks. The bits of macadam held in place by tar created the high spots that appear as islands in the dark stream.

[@tomburleigh9261]

Yes, I think you're right. I've left it in a hot place at an angle, and it is acting pretty much exactly as you've suggested 🙂 Only difference is there are some big bubbles forming. It's an interesting thing, but not great to watch as it all happens very slowly, shame I don't have a camera I could set up to watch it on timelapse. Thanks for your well thought out explanation, it's appreciated. 🙂

[@georgiannaashley8512]

You might want to contact Nicola White about the little bell shaped item. She recently found one while mudlarking the Thames.

[@mikehunt8375]

9:59 it appears to me to be where a guide wire for a telephone pole, light pole attaches to the ground.

[@daveparnell3886]

The thing that looks like a handle ,looks to me like a part off of a bike peddle...

[@tomburleigh9261]

Ah, could well be, yes. Thanks 🙂

[@kathysmith6413]

i love looking at the areas where mudlarkers do their work on google earth. i was guessing you are near Sowerby for these original videos and would love to check the river where you were. the latest view i have is something like April 2019, so hopefully not intruding on your privacy. please let me know if i have the correct area. at 73 and in poor health, there is not a hope in Hades of ever being able to travel there from Western Canada

[@tomburleigh9261]

For my first and 3rd videos (and several other videos), I was just downriver of Mytholmroyd, at a beach in Brearley. I've filmed two videos in Sowerby Bridge, one walking up the river Calder back towards Brearley (I got about half way), and one heading up the River Ryburn from the town center. My 2nd video (and quite a few others), was north-ish... I try not to put the exact location in the videos or the comments (too many night raiding bottle diggers attacking the spot recently).

[@kathysmith6413]

@@tomburleigh9261 do not blame you, especially after the vid with the holes left at the edge of the park. there are thieves and bad behaviour every where. years ago in north central BC, 80 miles of copper wire disappeared from the power poles into a seasonally closed mine site. i do not know if they ever caught the culprits. thank you for giving me what you could, and i will attempt to figure it out from there.

[@sammyjo6651]

What exactly is paste?