OUR AIM IS TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HABITAT IT PROVIDES FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE RIVERSIDE
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Sunday 28th June 2020 was our first scheduled meet since 23rd February 2020 as our scheduled meets for March, April and May had to be postponed due to the HDC COVID-19 protocol for HDC Conservation Volunteer work.
Fortunately we were able to hold an interim meet on 14th June after the partial un-lockdown took place.
Action was needed to clear excessive piles of litter thrown down in some places on our route along the riverside. Throughout the past weeks we have witnessed numerous cases of excessively bad behaviour mostly from people not local to the area.
June 28th was partially overcast and windy but this was welcome after the intense heat of the previous week.
The amount of work needed was lighter than usual as it was only two weeks since the previous meet but the nature of our work is also still restricted for health and safety reasons.
On the positive side:
The growth of grasses and wild flowers, the proliferation of bees, butterflies, dragonflies and many more insects have all benefitted breeding birds, amphibians and small mammals - for which we have to thank the changes in grass cutting schedules - less means a lot more! It means life as opposed to extinction.
Common Blue butterfly Polyommatus icarus
on Dandelion spent seed head 14th May 2020.
