OUR AIM IS TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HABITAT IT PROVIDES FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE RIVERSIDE
Our April 2021 meet was held on Sunday 25th April - a fine clear start to the day with a cool ENE breeze. The ground was very dry after many days without rain (although it did snow for a short while on 12th!).
Blackthorn blossom appears before the leaves. The blossom remained in bud for longer than usual this spring.
The morning started early with very loud calls from a Grey Heron - an altercation with a Herring Gull - the gull may well have been hoping for a free meal freshly caught on the river or nearby ponds. Later a sparrowhawk was seen sailing above, turning to avoid a gull. Another grey heron or maybe the same one was seen by two of group that morning.
It was a successful meet with a family group making short work of removing a muddy discarded trolley from the river bed and another family group collecting a large amount of litter previously hidden from sight. Others worked their separate ways ways along collecting litter. Hopefully the constraints of working according to Covid - 19 protocol will only last another month or so.
Our next meet is on Sunday 27th JUNE 2021. (see NEXT MEET)
