General: Work covers the fields that stretch some 1.1Km along the river. Areas are labelled {1,2,3 and 4} and page numbers respectively show a map of the area and the work carried out. For general info and older data, see
https://calstock.org.uk/elf.php/2014/05/30/himalyan-balsam-3

Area 1

Area 1 is partitioned as follows:
yellow The top field containing the (red and yellow) parts in 2104. This is due to the decreasing numbers and need to identify patches covered.
green This is the lower filed that was (green, blue and orange) in 2104, again due to decreased need to identify certain patches.
blue This was included in the (green) section in 2014 but I have now decide to label the all the bund of that field as the green section
orange Not a part of the Riverland fields but cleared as it encroached upon it.

The open ended boundaries if joined with an imaginary straight line linking the ends show an approximate limit of cleared land.
Summary:

Diary:

• July 1st
  Area1yellow 1 Too overgrown to see until flowering
• July 16th
  Area1green Took the clearing saw to Riverland. I saw very few , none in flower. I tried the clearing saw with the shredder blade and was unhappy with it, so will keep an eye out for flowers and try using with the two bladed cuter when it arrives.
• July 21st
  Area1yellow 5
  Area1green 45
  Those in the green where pulled along the boundary with the drain to the west, the fence to the north and the drain to the east. I also pulled 20 from the neighbours land by reaching over the fence.
• July 23rd
  1. Pulled 14 from neighbours field and then used brush cutter to clear path all the way to extend the southern end of the green area
  2. Area1 green 31 continuing south along the bund drain
  3. Area1 green 35 continuing south along the bund drain
  4. Area1 green 70 continuing south along the bund drain
  5. Used brush cutter, loppers and saw to clear path better to the far fields
  6. Area1 green 61 continuing south along the bund drain to the willow so will use the brush cutter to extend.
• July 25th
  Area1green Pulled 4 and used brush cutter to clear south and east.
  Pulled 4 and used brush cutter to clear east a little.

Updated to new map areas from here

• 1st August
  Area1 yellow 11
  Area1blue Cleared some 25m along the bund using the bush cutter
• 4th August
  Area1blue Cleared more along bund using the bush cutter to total 60m
• 16th August
  Area1green 25 adjacent the eastern drain
• 20th August
  Area1yellow 43
  Area1green 41 at south east boundary
  Area1blue 29
• 24th August
  Area1blue 1 on the bund

• 2nd September
  Area1yellow 25
  Area1green 11
  Area1blue 29
  Area1orange 12

• 13th September
  Area1yellow 28
  Area1green 55

• 30th September
  Area1yellow 27
  Area1green 26
  Area1blue 33
• 20th October
  Area1yellow 2
  Area1green 1
  Area1blue 5

Links to other areas by page no.

Pages: 1· 2· 3· 4