Today SACV worked with the Friends of Chorlton Meadows to help restore an important pond habitat. The pond had become overgrown with reeds, and the banks with Himalayan balsam; the work was to clear some of this to restore some areas of open water.
Pond work at Chorlton Meadows
September 2, 2012 by Julian
Posted in Invasive species, Ponds and lakes | Tagged Friends of Chorlton Meadows, Mersey Valley | 1 Comment
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[…] Chorlton Meadows. We haven’t worked on this pond for the past couple of years, but as in 2012 and 2013 our task was to clear some of the reeds and overhanging willow in order to maintain an […]