Terry's photos
A new venue is always popular and we had a good turnout on a lovely dry mild morning. We were helping Tony, the IWC Tree Officer with the management of the two ponds within Medina Arboretum. Sadly, the two ponds have been neglected for quite some time. The upper pond feeds into the lower which is infested with parrot feather, an invasive non-native water plant.
The group split into two so that the group working in the lower pond would not contaminate the upper with the parrot feather. The main tasks were to remove the parrot feather and undergrowth growing round the ponds to enable more light into the area. A few hardy souls donned waders and braved the mud to collect litter and help remove fallen trees and branches in the water. All the removed material was laid in a dead hedge within trees on the edge of the site. A litter pick was also undertaken and several sacks filled. Predictably, a shopping trolley was part of the haul and, strangely, a scaffold pole!
Next week it is expected we shall return to Totland – please keep an eye on your emails for the confirmation.
Thank you to Terry and Mark for the photos.
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