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S.W.A.M.P. Blog
Our blog is the perfect place to keep up to date with our pond restoration activities. We post regularly about the restoration project we are involved in, with photos and images to show the progress we are making. We also use our blog to share the stories of what we do, and why we do it. Our team loves to write about our experiences, and we invite you to join us in the conversation. We hope the blog will inspire you to get involved in pond restoration activities, and help us make a positive difference for the environment.
S.W.A.M.P.
7 hours ago1 min read
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”― T.S. Eliot
10th February, despite the cold and damp, the grey skies and threat of rain, our intrepid SWAMPers headed for Morston Pond for another...
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S.W.A.M.P.
1 day ago1 min read
"February is an uncertain month, filled with the flavour of anticipation." - Gladys Taber
The start of February brought a later afternoon session at Morston Pond, with our community volunteers busy pollarding willow, clearing...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Jan 222 min read
"Strength shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Our unshrinking band of S.W.A.M.P. community volunteers took to their duties once again on a bitterly cold early afternoon in January....
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S.W.A.M.P.
Dec 20, 20245 min read
When the most important times are occurring, we don't even recognise them or notice. We are just busy living our lives. Only looking back do we know what was a great moment" - Federico Fellini
A Year In The Days of Morston Pond January '24 A rare blue sky in the photo above as the year began with rain, rain and more rain. The...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Dec 4, 20241 min read
"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold." — Aristotle
Alternatively, to stand in a cold pond in early December, as our gallant SWAMP community volunteers do! There's still so much Crassula in...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Nov 30, 20241 min read
“There’s nothing better than curling up with a good book and sitting in front of the fire on winter evenings.” Leo Sayer
I'm convinced Mr Sayer has never been a member of the Morston community of volunteers, getting cold and wet in a pair of waders and long...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Nov 19, 20241 min read
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus
As the nights draw in, earlier starts are the way to go for the S.W.A.M.P. team, getting in the hard work of removing bags of dredged out...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Oct 15, 20241 min read
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Environment improvement was the order of the day for our committed S.W.A.M.P. volunteers on a balmy, mid-October evening at Morston Pond....
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S.W.A.M.P.
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Early October Working Party
On a muggy, fuggy early October evening, our SWAMP team of eager volunteers once again set about clearing the pond of the evil invasive...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Sep 5, 20241 min read
“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures.” (Henry David Thoreau)
On a particularly muggy late afternoon, our gallant SWAMP volunteer community group took to the water once again in our tireless pursuit...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Aug 8, 20241 min read
“Sunday is nature’s way of teaching us that even the busiest trees find time to sway in the wind."
Sunday August 4th 2024 The south end of the pond, which also houses our store, enjoyed a massive clear up on this day. We continued the...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Jul 29, 20241 min read
"We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort." Jesse Owens
And so it was, despite the Olympic Games going on, our ever-more-determined S.W.A.M.P. volunteer community group took to the village pond...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Jul 16, 20241 min read
"There Is No Such Thing As Bad Weather, Only Different Kinds Of Good Weather" (John Ruskin)
Will it ever stop raining? Undeterred by the inclement weather our indomitable spirited community volunteers once again climbed into...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Jul 9, 20242 min read
'Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond ...' - Percy Ross
Our first foray into the pond in July came on a (thankfully) cool but for once rainless evening. Following a visit by leading Crassula...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Jul 7, 20243 min read
Julia Mumford-Smith - leading authority on Crassula - advice and guidance
Below is a report on the visit to Morston Pond by Julia Mumford Smith - a leading authority on Crassula - 6th July 2024. Julia thought we...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Jun 26, 20242 min read
'You Want To Be The Pebble In The Pond That Creates The Ripple For Change' - Tim Cook
Back to Crassula removal after our award success - June 24th 2024 We may have mentioned (did we mention it?) that S.W.A.M.P. were awarded...
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S.W.A.M.P.
Jun 18, 20241 min read
"Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need" (Jerome K Jerome)
June 16 2024 - Intrepid Removal Of The Invasive Parrot's Feather On a changeable Sunday morning our intrepid volunteers at S.W.A.M.P....
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S.W.A.M.P.
May 28, 20241 min read
"A warm, rainy day-this is how it feels when friends get together. Friend refreshes friend then as flowers do each others, in a spring rain" Rumi
In light of the persistent high water levels in Morston Pond, our SWAMP community volunteers decisively concluded that the abundance of...
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S.W.A.M.P.
May 14, 20241 min read
Building A Dead Hedge - May '24
Monday 13th May '24 saw a return to our regular Monday evening S.W.A.M.P. working parties, with the emphasis on extending our dead hedge...
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