Paddock downstream from Nightingale Bridge

Last year this area had a huge stand of balsam spreading out into the paddock. This year it was noticeably less with a few largish clumps which didn't take too long to clear.

We then climbed through the fence and cleared the riverbank which had some very large plants with stems which were quite woody near the base.

There's a fallen tree in the river which is gathering a lot of rubbish and forming quite a barrier to the river flow.