Saturday, December 19, 2009

Delayed update from 10th December


Rush seed head



It turned out that on the 8th when i slipped on the old railway embankment we were working on, i managed to sustain a injury to my ribs.  As the days went on and the pain grew I decided it was time to find out what I had done.  After a visit to the doctor on the 11th it turned out I had sustained bad bruising to my ribs and it was going to take some time to heal.  For the day or so after the fall there was nothing, then suddenly the pain started and as it turns out with rib trauma the pain continued to get worse for a number of days.

Before the reeds were cleared      

 After clearing

The day was spent cutting back the phragmites reed beds that lined two channel in front of a hide.  The idea is to cut back a margin, so as to improve the habitat for bitterns.   Any regeneration of willow that could be observed was cut back to ground level with loppers and the phragmites reeds cut with a strimmer.  The cut reed was discreetly pilled up out of sight in a number of heaps to rot down.


Oak tree

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