OUR AIM IS TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HABITAT IT PROVIDES FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE RIVERSIDE
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Our Meet for April 2019 was held on Sunday 28th, an overcast, cool day, in good conditions.
There were no supermarket trolleys or bicycles in the river for a change, and the amount of litter and rubbish was surprisingly small. We have been watching the riverside bursting into blossom, first with early Blackthorn thickets, then Hawthorn blossom taking its place, together with a succession of fruit tree blossoms. This sequence is perfect for early pollinating insects and for birds attracted to the insect life.
Blossom buds on the riverside on 15th April 2019, about to open, attracting pollinating insects.
Later in the year, well into the winter, birds will feed on the fruits.
Butterflies seen on the day of our meet were restricted to Speckled Woods which still fly in overcast weather and shady locations. Drake mallards were seen and common whitethroats (summer migrant warblers) were heard singing. Two very persistent song thrushes were singing very loudly in Ash trees just coming into leaf and a great spotted woodpecker flew over into an old Oak.
