This is a general update on the work in removing invasive plants. Given the area, some 20 acres, it still takes many hours/days just to search.

• Giant hogweed is rare and can be anywhere along the bund and just in from there.
• Himalayan Balsam Diary and Links
• Japanese Knotweed is mostly confined to an area of the river bund of some 160㎡
• Montbretia is in two small clumps.
• New Zealand PygmyweedSuspected New discovery (May 22nd 2024) False Alarm
• Pink PurslaneNew discovery (May 22nd 2024)
• RagwortRagwort has a long history.
• Skunk Cabbage is located over some acre or so in the willow carr and is the most recent addition to remove. (2022)

The wetlands including the SSSI and adjacent fields are checked every few weeks from April to October, starting with the Japanese Knotweed location. Then thebrush cuttingof vegetation along the river bund to enable easier access.

That's it for 2024 | 84 hours over 6 months | 14h/month | 3.26h/week

• October 22nd: ☣ Himalayan Balsam & Japanese Knotweed
• October 1st: ☣ Himalayan Balsam
• September 19th: ☣ ☣ Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam
• September 1st: ☣ Japanese Knotweed and Himalayan Balsam
• August 30th: ☣ Clearing the bund
• August 29th: ☣ Himalayan Balsam [A2]
• August 26th: ☣ Himalayan Balsam [A2]
• August 18th: ☣ Skunk cabbage
• August 9th: ☣ and Area 1
• August 3rd: ☣ Area 3C and Area 2F
• August 2nd: ☣ ☣ ☣ Area 3C
• August 1st: ☣ Area 3C
• August 1st: ☣ Area 2F and Area TG F
• July 31st: ☣ ☣ Area 2F and Area TG F
• July 30th: ☣ ☣ Area 2F
• July 29th: ☣ ☣ Area 2F
• July 28th: ☣ Area 2F
• July 27th: ☣ ☣ Area 2F
• July 26th: ☣ Area 2F
• July 25th: ☣ ☣ Checked Areas 1, 2 and 3
• July 24th: ☣ Himalayan Balsam Area [A3 + ]
• July 23rd: ☣ The western bund and carr ☣ Himalayan Balsam Area [A1]
• July 22nd: ☣ ☣ Himalayan Balsam Area [A1]
• July 21st: ☣ Been a while as I damaged my right shoulder. Himalayan Balsam Area [A1]
• July 11th: ☣ ☣ Area [A2 D]
• July 10th: ☣ ☣ ☣ Area [A2 G]
• July 6th: ☣ ☣ Mostly used the brushcutter in [TG] and [A2 G]
• July 4th: ☣ ☣ 2hr walk and £7.51 for petrol
• July 4th:☣ Himalayan BalsamArea 1 Area 2 and Trekensa Gardens
• July 4th: ☣ ☣ ☣ ☣ Himalayan BalsamArea 2
• July 3rd: ☣ Himalayan BalsamArea 1
• July 2nd: ☣ Himalayan BalsamArea 1 and Trekensa Gardens
• July 2nd: ☣ ☣ ☣ Area 2 [E8] Himalayan Balsam collection.
• June 27th: ☣ ☣ ☣ Visit today from Valerie and Mervyn; Mervyn noticed some Himalayan Balsam and sadly there were quite a few . . . Also I found Montbretia in it's two previous locations.
• June 24th: ☣ Used strimmer across △ and to far fields
• June 24th: ☣ Used strimmer to clear form drain to breach
• June 23rd: ☣ General check found 2 JK
• June 16th: ☣ 2 bladed brushcutting from north to the breach
• June 15th: ☣ Hand long hook around the bund especially to clear around the breach and ferns etc. along the route via △
• June 8th: ☣☣ Brushcutter over the bund to the drain
• June 7th: ☣☣ Japanese Knotweed:Found 5 and 2hr walk and £7.46 for petrol
• May 21st: ☣☣ Clearing a path through the willow carre in the west marsh across the bund to Okel Tor and back to the 'land'. Found Giant Hogweed&Skunk Cabbage
• May 12th: ☣☣ Clearing dead ash on path to far field himalayan balsam stand and then brushcutting.
• May 11th: ☣☣☣☣Brushcutting the bund, and track thereto.
• May 8th: ☣☣☣Brushcutting the bund
• May 8th: ☣Skunk Cabbage
• May 6th: ☣ ☣ 2 hour walk to get fuel for the brushcutter & £7.56
• April 27th: ☣Brushcutter
• April 27th: ☣☣2 hours clearing the bund north with saw and sickle
• April 19th: ☣ Cleared through small triangle field
• April 18th: ☣ Cleared through △
• April 17th: ☣ Took the long walk via △ Found 6 JK
• April 13th: ☣Cleared the bundto boat and beyond. ✅
• April 6th: ☣Pulled knotweed. ✅