A stroll up river from Nightingale Bridge (Wed, 12th July)

At Nightingale Bridge there's a bit less than last year.  Between Nightingale Bridge and Bridge House, the field edges are pleasingly clear of balsam apart from a few stragglers along the river bank. There's rather more on the Hilly Fields side of the river.

There were a few stragglers along Glebelands which I cleared. On the Meadow Mead side of the river there are quite a few large plants amongst the trees and along the riverbank, including some with seeds which are nearly ripe and ready to explode.

Meanwhile, in the river there were a number of biggish fish (chub?) which seemed to be particularly active following recent rain.

Behind St Peter's Church, the field is pretty clear though there were a few plants growing along the riverbank. Behind Mill Lane there's also quite a lot growing.

Further upstream approaching Black Rocks, there are pockets of plants, mostly on the far side of the river. This magnificent specimen can be seen at Black Rocks.