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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.
"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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Jun 18, 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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May 28, 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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May 14, 20241 min read
'Soup & Sausage Rolls' - 21st April '24
Our first community group venture of '24 was held under blue skies with only a chill wind making it less than a perfect day. However, hot...
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Apr 21, 20241 min read
"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." (Charles Dickens)
Pollarding the Willow - no, not a type of cèilidh dance - (originally the word “poll” described the top of the head so pollarding...
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Dec 13, 20232 min read
“If winter comes, can spring be far behind?” — Percy Bysshe Shelley
(end of Autumn working party - Tuesday 28th November '23) Having postponed our planned Monday afternoon session due to the inclement...
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Nov 28, 20231 min read
"What a Difference a Year Makes ..."
Our S.W.A.M.P. journey from September '22 to October '23 ... Just over a year ago, in September '22, that S.W.A.M.P. (Sustainable Work At...
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Nov 4, 20236 min read
“When it looked like the sun wasn’t going to shine anymore, there’s a rainbow in the clouds...”
With the clocks going back and the nights drawing in it was decided to start a little earlier in the day at our regular, Monday afternoon...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
"Days decrease, and autumn grows, autumn in everything..." October 16th Working Party
With the nights drawing in, we at S.W.A.M.P. decided to move our regular, Monday bi-monthly working party forwards for an earlier start...
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Oct 17, 20231 min read
World Habitat Day - Monday 2 October '23
A bumper batch of SWAMP volunteers arrived armed with waders, wellies, gloves, hats, forks, wheelbarrows and buckets ready for another...
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Oct 3, 20231 min read
Normal Service Resumes - Autumn Equinox '23
After the rain cancellations a week earlier, and we pass the Autumn Equinox, our intrepid S.W.A.M.P. volunteer team made up for lost time...
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Sep 26, 20232 min read
Rain Stops Play
Despite our best efforts, and our willingness to get wetter than usual, play on the first evening at Morston Pond was abandoned without a...
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Sep 19, 20231 min read
The First Autumn Working Party
In the midst of an Indian summer, our resilient and undaunted volunteers at S.W.A.M.P. set about tackling the frustratingly, annoyingly...
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
Late August Working Party
Under bruising skies, though thankfully no rain, our hardy community volunteers from S.W.A.M.P. continued their regular bi-monthly...
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
Crassula Clearing Working Party August 7th
A thankfully dry and cool August evening saw a healthy group of S.W.A.M.P. volunteers maintaining their efforts to rid the pond of...
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Aug 8, 20231 min read
Working Party 10 July '23
The second of our regular, bi-monthly working parties took place on a (thankfully) cooler evening in early July. Having attacked the...
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Jul 11, 20231 min read
Crassula Clearing Working Party
The S.W.A.M.P. Committee decided it was necessary to organise regular, bi-monthly working parties in order to keep on top of the evasive...
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Jun 26, 20231 min read
Coronation Picnic / Working Party
Members of S.W.A.M.P. took advantage of the extra bank holiday afforded by the coronation of King Charles III earlier in the weekend by...
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May 8, 20231 min read
St George's Day / Shakespeare's Birthday Working Party
For once, a fine Spring day with only a hint of rain, welcomed an enthusiastic group of willing volunteers on our working party. Teams...
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Apr 24, 20231 min read
First Day of Spring Working Party
Willow recovered from one of the up-rooted trees, to be used (woven) at a later date.
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Mar 20, 20230 min read
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