Well I dont know what came over me, a great feeling of energy,I dont think!!11th March 2011, the great dyke clearing day, a lovely sunny day, I dragged the garden incinerator out of rusty storage and fired it up!!A great tangle of Bramble old cuttings, brash from cut down bushes,and nettles greeted me, and whilst leaning over the fence to collect this rubbish there was an almighty CRACK, the fence gave way, and I ended up in a heap on top of it, laughing at myself like a mad woman!!So there was my excuse to remove the fence.It took me from 7.30 in the morning until 3.30 that afternoon and I cleared it all,cut and burn thats what us nature people love!!
The next plan was to profile the edge, so I have made a gentle slope down to the water, and have planted a couple of water plants which are allowed, I have checked with my conservation officer.Next step is to source various plants ie. cuckoo flower, Hemp Agrimoney, Purple Loosestrife, Wild Campion etc, Photos will be coming soon!! Im so excited, it looks so much better.
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