Some people have started to ignore the barriers that are still in position either end of the Ock Valley Walk.
The water no longer covers the path, and so there seems no real danger. My guess is that somebody in authority has just forgotten to remove the barriers. But it does allow the birds a few more days without human disturbance.
News reports did say that 2012 was the second wettest year since records began.
2013 has started dry so hopefully that record will not be broken this year. The River Thames has returned to normal levels leaving the sandbags high and dry.
i was going to walk that way today – but the signs made me think twice and the river in the town was still kind of high.