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 SWAMP working party. We couldn't have asked for a better autumnal day, for although it rained a little, we were cheered by the splendid sight of a double rainbow over Morston, reflecting its colours into the water.
After the recent heavy rains, the pond was almost back to full volume. As such, even though some wading was possible, it wasn't feasible to remove the lingering Parrot's Feather safely in the deepest section of the water. Instead, we removed the final remnants of draining Crassula from their pontoons and netted up the floating debris.
The main task from now on, continuing into the winter, is to calm the overgrowing bramble and pollard the willow before both take over the site. Much hard (and painfully prickly) work was carried out by our doughty team, as we added to our 'dead' hedge.
The spirit of our dedicated team has remained high throughout the year, as we make obvious progress on our 5-year mission. We are eternally grateful for upwards of almost 40 volunteers who have either donned wellies, gloves and wet-weather clothing, come armed with loppers, snippers, pruning shears or just warm words of encouragement to keep us going.
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