upstarts1979
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Tuesday work party
A great turn out today with 17 of us including a new oldy. Graham Laboucarde Graham I bet I have spelled it wrong)8-P from the Sunday crew. I'm in the east hide at moment so will update later when I get home
Thanks to Roger, Dave and Peter for the good cake turn out:eat:.
We were curtailed today by the weather so an early start and we managed to complete the planned work.
Thanks to Bob O, Bob P, Bob R, Charles, Dave H, Graham L, Janet H, Jim B, John C, Keith M, Peter E, Roger , Ray C, Sam, Terry W, Tony B and me.B
Work was in the Lagoon removing willows within the Marsh. The targeted area was the the western side arm (Lagoon spit). This area is a mixture of juncus reed mace and phragmites. It is where yellow wag last bred on the reserve in 1996. Here also snipe in a normal year will roost during the day. However over the last few years the willows have shaded and dried out the area around them. They are also used by corvids and sparrowhawks to perch in and pounce on wetland species. The area is now good for cetti's warblers and a bird there today. The brash was taken to the southern border and piled up behind the stock fence, where it will be soon overgrown with bramble.
Today we also cleared old brash and bramble from the soon to be replaced stock fence line. Pollarded Willows with 4 years of growth were pruned today in the same area that other brash was piled.
Pics
1. Pic of Lagoon spit in summer (2014) showing how the leaf cover can 'enclose' the area.
2. After today's work
3. The Lagoon 'spit' as viewed from the southern side, after clearing
4. The pollarded willows after the 4 year old growth had been pruned.
Next week we will be planting 130 hedging plants - hawthorn, spindle, wayfaring bush and guelder rose
A great turn out today with 17 of us including a new oldy. Graham Laboucarde Graham I bet I have spelled it wrong)8-P from the Sunday crew. I'm in the east hide at moment so will update later when I get home
Thanks to Roger, Dave and Peter for the good cake turn out:eat:.
We were curtailed today by the weather so an early start and we managed to complete the planned work.
Thanks to Bob O, Bob P, Bob R, Charles, Dave H, Graham L, Janet H, Jim B, John C, Keith M, Peter E, Roger , Ray C, Sam, Terry W, Tony B and me.B
Work was in the Lagoon removing willows within the Marsh. The targeted area was the the western side arm (Lagoon spit). This area is a mixture of juncus reed mace and phragmites. It is where yellow wag last bred on the reserve in 1996. Here also snipe in a normal year will roost during the day. However over the last few years the willows have shaded and dried out the area around them. They are also used by corvids and sparrowhawks to perch in and pounce on wetland species. The area is now good for cetti's warblers and a bird there today. The brash was taken to the southern border and piled up behind the stock fence, where it will be soon overgrown with bramble.
Today we also cleared old brash and bramble from the soon to be replaced stock fence line. Pollarded Willows with 4 years of growth were pruned today in the same area that other brash was piled.
Pics
1. Pic of Lagoon spit in summer (2014) showing how the leaf cover can 'enclose' the area.
2. After today's work
3. The Lagoon 'spit' as viewed from the southern side, after clearing
4. The pollarded willows after the 4 year old growth had been pruned.
Next week we will be planting 130 hedging plants - hawthorn, spindle, wayfaring bush and guelder rose
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