Warleigh Weir

The weir was subsequently raised by a height of 12 inches between 1809 and 1813 as part of the construction program for the Claverton Pumping Station, which sits on the site of the old grist mill.

[7] Repeated warnings have been issued by the Canal & River Trust and the Warleigh Weir Project around the dangers of swimming at the site.

As of 2021, no application appears to have been made, and meanwhile Ilkley Wharf in Yorkshire became the first UK river site to achieve designated bathing water status.

[14] In August 2022, raw sewage was released just upstream, setting back landowner Johnny Palmer's attempts to gain bathing water status.

[16][17] However, total closure of field would not be legal as would block the public right of way across the land to the old ferry steps.

During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 the site was again closed due to island users not adhering to social distancing rules.