pike during the winter months. The river is not ideal for fishing, due to its steep banks in many places, and weed growth can be a problem during the summer. Good catches are more likely during dry, mild weather. The drainage board generally cut the weed in the autumn, and this again causes problems for anglers, until the weed is flushed downstream and out into the Humber. Lists Tributaries East Beck, Shiptonthorpe Skelfrey Beck Black Dike Over of drainage channels and small watercourses Settlements Shiptonthorpe Harswell Holme-on-Spalding-Moor Welham Bridge Bursea Spaldington Crossings Clayfield Lane, Shiptonthorpe A1079 Shipton Bridge, Shiptonthorpe Harswell Bridge (Bull Lane), Harswell Carr Bridge (footpath) Foxcarr Bridge (footpath) Minor road bridge, Seaton New Hall Foulness Bridge (footpath) Major Bridge, A163 Selby Road, near Holme-on-Spalding-Moor Welham Bridge (Minor Road) and A614 (Major Road) Bibliography References Foulness