The flood waters are taking a long time to go down this time round – even after two or three drier days.

Oxfordshire County Council tweeted this afternoon “Many Oxon rivers are peaking/beginning to fall but they’re still very high compared to normal. Please take care on towpaths.”

The heron opposite St Helen’s Wharf is on the towpath.

This evening the flood warning was lifted on the River Thames in Abingdon. It has been downgraded to a flood alert.