Malmesbury River Valleys Trust

May 6th :  Work List from Frances

The river through Conygre Mead is very high and is almost over the path in places near the Spice Merchant end. The pond has filled up.
The jobs needing doing are as follows:
1. A tree has come down across the middle path which we need to cut up. Pruning saws, cutters will be needed.
2. The edge of the river path needs weeding/tidying in places so hoes will be useful. This should be easier now that the ground is wet and soft.
3. Usual litter pick. When I walked down there this evening it seemed pretty clear......maybe the wet weather has kept people away . The bin by the seat is full though.
4. There is quite a lot of fallen debris(eg twigs) on the river path which need clearing.
5. Inspect the flower slope to monitor wildflowers. The cowslips are doing very well.
A large muntjac deer was spotted by the shed last Friday lunchtime by one of our members. This is not the first sighting. The moorhen that was nesting rather precariously on the weir has had her nest washed away. The swan that was on our stretch of river seems to have disappeared.

 

April 30th

We have had more rain this month than any April since records began!

April 16th

Environmental Drought Declared.

The Environment Agency have officially declared a drought in Wiltshire.  There is no hosepipe ban locally but we all need to conserve water to protect the flows in our river as much as possible. 

 

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