Last year the river bank along this part of the Frome was covered with balsam (see photo).
Yesterday John and I went along to clear a few patches which were beginning to show amongst the nettles. Once we started looking it was evident that there was a lot more growing than was first apparent. Some were already three to four feet tall so our intervention was timely.
We cleared a few hundred plants which hopefully should make a difference. They were growing in dense clumps so clearing led to quite a lot of bare soil which raises the question of recolonisation and how do we encourage native plants to replace the balsam.
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