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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.
"The falling leaves drift by the window - the autumn leaves of red and gold" (Nat King Cole)
Autumn leaves at Morston Pond - November 2025 Dodging the wintery showers and blustery winds, our go-ahead SWAMP team wrapped up warm, donned their gloves and wellingtons and hauled green bags filled with dried Crassula to the edge of Morston pond. Green bags of Crassula being transported to large builder's bags Green bags of Crassula being transported to large builder's bags These green bags were then deposited into larger builder's sacks, which were then kindly driven away
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Nov 201 min read
"Calling Captain Autumn" - Nick Heyward
On a dry, Monday afternoon, members of the Morston S.W.A.M.P. team set about planting a new tree for the environment ... with thanks to Charlie and Helen Ward for supplying the gift and to Gardner's World for this useful information. "The Spindle tree, also known as European spindle tree ( Euonymus europaeus ) is a native shrub or small tree that goes largely unnoticed for most of the year, but then more than makes up for it in autumn, when its leaves and fruits take centre s
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Nov 42 min read
"As long as autumn lasts, I shall not have hands, canvas and colours enough to paint the beautiful things I see" – Vincent Van Gogh
Late October Autumn sunshine at Morston Pond With some welcome rain arriving in Morston over the past couple of weeks it was imperative that the team at S.W.A.M.P. got to grips (by way of getting on their hands and knees and bending their backs) to remove as much Crassula as possible while it was within easy reach. This also included burning off the biggest area of roots before the pond's floor became too saturated. Getting the spadework done With the low water level, the Cra
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Oct 282 min read
"I sense Autumn coming on. The mist has hung low all day. Small birds gather on the wing." - The Strawbs
Mid-Autumn session at Morston Pond, clearing Crassula A cool mist hung over our undaunted S.W.A.M.P. community volunteers as we once again picked up the threads from our previous week's work removing Crassula from in and around the waters of Morston Pond. Essential equipment for Crassula removal - half-barrels, pallets, tarpaulin With so little recent rain, it seemed prudent to be working on the dry area of the pond floor while the opportunity presented itself: this was achie
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Oct 142 min read
"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree" - Emily Brontë
Morston Pond - 6th October 2025 After the high winds and (welcome) rain of Storm Amy over the weekend, our doughty S.W.A.M.P. team were...
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Oct 62 min read
“September tries its best to have us forget summer.”– Bernard Williams
The end of September saw our intrepid S.W.A.M.P. members grateful for a warm-ish afternoon to continue our efforts to remove Crassula...
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Sep 301 min read
"All the months are crude experiments, out of which the perfect September is made." — Virginia Woolf
Morston Pond - September 2025 A cooler September late afternoon met our SWAMP volunteers as we continued our work from our Educational Day...
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Sep 231 min read
"Slip slidin’ away, you know the nearer your destination, the more you’re slip slidin’ away" (Paul Simon)
S.W.A.M.P. sessions 11th and 18th August 2025 Morston Pond - 11th August 2025 Double-bubble Blog this week, folks, as our pond reaches...
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Aug 192 min read
"August is the border between summer and autumn; it is the most beautiful month I know." - Tove Jansson
Red Admiral butterfly on a Buddleja (Butterfly Bush) at Morston Pond (c) Richard Longley Following a well-deserved break from S.W.A.M.P....
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Aug 51 min read
"...performing manual labor with your hands is one of the most incredibly satisfying and positive things you can do..." (Nick Offerman)
S.W.A.M.P. Session - Monday 21st July 2025 Please take a few moments to also have a look through our website , where you will find...
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Jul 222 min read
"Many Machines Make Light Work" (anon)
Double S.W.A.M.P. Session Monday 14th & Tuesday 15th July 2025 And so ... we finally hit upon almost perfect weather conditions for...
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Jul 162 min read
:"Everyone's feelin' pretty ...it's hotter than July" - Stevie Wonder
S.W.A.M.P. session - Monday 7th July 2025 Thankfully, a much cooler day greeted our S.W.A.M.P. team of community volunteers, in this...
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Jul 82 min read
"Due to the hot weather, drink plenty of water and stay indoors between 11 am and November 1st!" (anon)
Monday 30th June 2025 - 30 degrees There's no real Blog this week ... at an estimated 30 degrees even on the Norfolk coast it was decided...
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Jul 21 min read
"You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it." - Teri Garr
S.W.A.M.P. Session - Monday June 23rd 2025 Teri Garr's quote (above) is often interpreted as an encouragement to persevere despite...
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Jun 242 min read
"It′s all down to a midsummer night′s scene. It's all down to a Shakespearian dream" - Marc Bolan
S.W.A.M.P. Summer Solstice Breakfast - Saturday June 21st 2025 S.W.A.M.P. Summer Solstice Breakfast On the warmest day of the year to...
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Jun 221 min read
"June is a love song written by nature" - Patience Strong
S.W.A.M.P. Session Monday 16th June View from a-top the Hawthorn Tree It was a balmy and sultry afternoon at Morston Pond as our...
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Jun 171 min read
"No matter how far back you cut a willow tree, it will never really die." Ann Brashares
S.W.A.M.P. Session Monday 9th June '25 Monday's session was spent cutting lengths of Willow into useable pieces designed for our natural...
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Jun 131 min read
“I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.”– L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
S.W.A.M.P. Session - 2nd June 2025 Heaps of thanks and gratitude this week go to Charlie Ward and his help with removing our bagged and...
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Jun 31 min read
“But the true nature of the human heart is as whimsical as spring weather. All signals may aim toward a fall of rain when suddenly the skies will clear.” Maya Angelou
S.W.A.M.P. session - May 26th 2025 The driest of Springs (particularly when compared to last-year's almost non-stop rain) has seen...
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May 271 min read
"April, the angel of the months, the young love of the year." – Vita Sackville-West
S.W.A.M.P. session, Monday 14th April 2025 Our team worked hard at the latest S.W.A.M.P. session on a dry April Monday. The pictures...
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Apr 151 min read
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