OUR AIM IS TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HABITAT IT PROVIDES FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE RIVERSIDE
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Our meet in May was on Sunday 19th May, brought forward to avoid the Bank Holiday - but May is always a very busy month, with a variety of conservation activities taking place throughout the month. Most of this is observation only as no activities that endanger or disturb nesting birds takes place whilst birds are nesting. This includes wildlife in general.
Apart from everyday (yes!) litter and rubbish removal in various locations, checks on new growth of invasive species took place and were reported. Checks on tree protection (both young and old trees) were made and unseasonable works reported. Group members replaced stakes on young trees where recently broken or damaged.
May has been a spectacular month for wild flowers - see HILLS FARM WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
The daisies and dandelions here covered swaths of grass on the riverside and were allowed to flourish
for a while longer than usual before scheduled tractor mowing took place. We hope that new wildlife protection and pollinator-protection schedules and extents for contractors will soon be drawn up and agreed.
