Mill Lane to Cogmill

A perfect day for clearing balsam - dry, sunny, a cooling breeze and river levels quite low. We were joined by Neil and Doug from AIWF/Bristol Zoo for a stroll up river from Mill Lane.



Behind the houses on Mill Lane there were just a few small clumps of balsam.

On the way to Black Rocks an overgrown path leads down to the river. We cut a path through then cleared a few dozen plants along that stretch and a few isolated plants on the other side of the river.



At Black Rocks there were very few plants unlike previous years. The little islands above Black Rocks had quite a few plants but were quite easy to access and didn't take too long to clear.