During our session on Thursday we were able to wade in the river quite comfortably. However after Friday's rain it
had risen by at least six inches on Saturday and was flowing
quite fast in places. The normally tranquil waters at Black Rocks had
turned into a raging torrent!
Hopefully
it'll be equally quick to drop back again.
There
are still a few balsam between Parsonage Bridge and Church Road, mostly in the
undergrowth on the Meadow Mead side of the river. I would estimate a couple of
people could clear it in an hour though wading and/or cutting through the
undergrowth would be necessary.
Heading
up stream, there were a few stragglers around Black Rocks some of which I
cleared. This area has got progressively better over the years and there's just
a handful of plants appearing there now. Further upstream there are some really
tall plants on the opposite bank and just beyond the metal footbridge at
Cogmill there are quite a lot.
Some
of those growing in the open are starting to produce seeds so it'd be good to
clear those as soon as possible.
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