OUR AIM IS TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HABITAT IT PROVIDES FOR WILDLIFE ALONG THE RIVERSIDE
After two days of record temperatures on the 18th and 19th of July 2022 the days cooled down somewhat and the day of our Meet, 31st July was very cloudy and what we used to describe as very warm (24deg C) and humid.
This was the Meadow area earlier in July
with summer already more advanced than usual, with an excellent
variety of wild flowers attracting a good diversity of butterflies.
On the day of our meet Great Spotted Woodpeckers were calling where we meet, Blackberries were ripening fast. Most birds were still hiding in the undergrowth out of sight whilst moulting and could be seen with gaps in essential flight feathers if they did fly up. New feathers grow rapidly however. It was evident that people were less active too along the routes, apart from the endless haul of litter on the foot/cycle path leading to the A road there were few signs of outdoor feasts, the foxes can make do with Blackberries, they are a healthy food source!
