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⛛ Log Date: Job Description

July 4th: Sort caravan . . .
July 4th: Himalayan Balsam Site 2[G]
May 5th: Collect wood from trees felled by Trekensa boundary. ✅ . . .⇛

This post records data back to 2002 through to 2024

2025

2024

July 23rd Thankfully it wasn't as big as the image below implies. I was worried my one bag to put the bits in wasn't big enough but it was fine.

When I arrived at the site I was rather dismayed to see half a dozen other multiple stemmed plants and cut them. They had matured and were laying down. I needn't have worried as they were most likely Hemlock Water Dropwort. It may well be that an odd Giant Hogweed seed landed amongst them and their growth limited that of the GH. Come to think of it the multiple stems is a give away. The Giant Hogweed rare has more than one stem.

July 22nd One reported near Okel Tor

May 21st One on the bund going west from the willow carr. Still to dig out. Most likely flotsam.

2023

June 14th None yet

2022

May 19th 1 Felling some willow towards the river I came across what looks like a giant hogweed. It's covered in mud but the shape of the leaves define it from common hogweed. It's very small and most likely from an upstream seed.

April 23rd 0 Checked the western marsh/willow carr

2021

April 11th 1 Some 9m ENE of the swamp cypress with substantial roots so must have been there last year.
April 4th 2 by the boat

2020

July 15th 1 In the copse near Lowena. Fair size pulled by hand
April 18th 2 by the boat
April 15th Traversed the marsh west, through the copse and along the western boundary and saw none, not that I checked overly well.

2019

June 9th One by the bow of the boat
May 3rd Searched the west marsh and found one by the channel at the western boundary. More signs of trespass.
April 29th Removed 9 at the bow of the boat, again and must check again in six weeks or so.