Today SACV members were out with the Friends of 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 area of open water. Without this, the pond will continue to close in and silt up, and might gradually cease to be the important habitat it is, including for the variety of birds – such as reed warbler, reed bunting, water rail and willow tit – which can be sighted here.
The pond before
Volunteers getting started
Pond clearance in progress
Volunteers at work 2
Getting started on tree-cutting
Volunteers at work 3
Tree-cutting in progress
The opened pond 1
The opened pond 2
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