Vegetation Clearance Hendre Lake Sat 21st September 2024 10.00am - 12.00pm

A bit of rain won't stop these volunteers!

6 of us met with our Park Ranger at Hendre Lake to cut back a lot of encroaching bramble at one of our meadows. It's was quite a workout but very valuable work to do in order to keep the bramble at bay so the grasses and wildflowers can thrive, as a meadow should.

This was our second event at this site this year and we're pleased to say that we've made quite a difference. Hopefully next year, we'll see more flowers like birds foot trefoil, tufted vetch and greater willowherb flourishing in the area.

We raked all the bramble that we cut using shears & loppers for the thicker pieces, and then we used a pitchfork to carry it off to the side to create a habitat pile and to rot down.

We were enjoying the wildlife by watching 2 dragonflies that joined us as we finished, likely Migrant Hawkers. It's great to watch nature up close.

We also saw a Speckled Wood Butterfly fluttering about during today's volunteer session