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Sunny day at Compstall

November 10, 2019 by Julian

Today was our first visit to Compstall Nature Reserve, which is managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust and is in the heart of Etherow Country Park.  This is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), and we were working on a stretch of it not accessible to the public.  Our task was to remove encroaching saplings, mainly willow and alder, from an area intended to be maintained as an open wetland.  Although the ground was wet and soggy from all the recent rain, we were delighted to have bright sunshine all day – which showed off this diverse and lovely site at its best. 

We managed to get a lot done although there only five of us.  We are back here in a fortnight and more volunteers would be welcome!

 

 

Getting started on clearing
Getting started on clearing
Conservation volunteers at work
Conservation volunteers at work
The cleared area
The cleared area
Cut material
Cut material
Geese overhead
Geese overhead

 

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  1. on January 2, 2020 at 7:53 pm Return visit to Compstall | SACV

    […] returned today to Cheshire Wildlife Trust‘s Compstall Nature Reserve (where we were a fortnight ago).  We were continuing with the work to prevent trees colonising an open wetland habitat, doing […]



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