That's February behind us. So much rain! There has been occasion in the past when flooding of pathways between the river Colne and Stockers lake has rendered the pathway inaccessible, but the recent rain has flooded so much, that even on the south side the lake was overflowing into the ditch alongside the canal. There was quite a torrent flowing across the pathway in a couple of places.

Last September and October the volunteers opened up a stretch of the ditch by coppicing willow to prevent the area becoming a deciduous woodland, and to help create a more diverse habitat for the benefit of wildlife. This task is beginning to show results.

This month we repeated the task on a new section of the ditch, again by coppicing willow and clearing the ditch banks.  

Not often mentioned, but as with most months, some of our volunteers set off on a litter picking walk. Unfortunately it's a necessary task. So thank you.

Previously Coppiced Ditch Area

Many thanks to Ken Davies, Nilesh Sasha, Mike Lansdown, Rob Liddle, Nicola Pazdzierska, Christine & Nick Gray, Cathy Green and Shaan Purohit.

Jack Westbrook