Bridge House and St Peter's Field

A group of volunteers from Eurovia UK joined us for what turned out to be a very showery but very productive day.

Safety briefing in the rain

Starting at Meadow Mead in a heavy shower we cleared some large clumps of balsam before moving on to the field behind St Peter's Church.  The group made short work of the balsam there so we gathered for a coffee break before splitting up again.

One group went upriver but found little balsam to tackle. The other group went to Bridge House where the river bank is covered in balsam. However we worked along the bank by the side of the miniature railway and eventually cleared right to the far end of Bridge House grounds. The river was barely visible before we started but could be clearly seen afterwards

The river from Bridge House grounds

The river level is still high which prevents us from reaching some of the balsam near to river level. We need it to drop and for the mud to settle so that we can get in and tackle some of that.

Some of the Eurovia volunteers hoping the trains aren't running!