Morfa Berwig LNR, Wednesday 14th March 2018
A working party visit to Morfa Berwig with a list of jobs to tackle, Clear debris from part of a recently exposed ditch Put in two stiles to make access for monitoring (and less ripped clothes) Check the artificial Otter holt Continue removing an old fence Well we managed 3 out of the 4 tasks, ably assisted by an extra helper in the form of Tim. The ditch had been cleared of bankside vegetation for two reasons, namely to aid the movement of water and reduce the flood risk, and improve useable habitat for the water Voles. The contractors have done a grand job and it was a case of just tidying up what we could, which involved raking the floating debris from the water and the bankside debris into piles. This will allow the bankside vegetation to regenerate providing cover and food for the Water Voles, the banks are quite "soft" so burrowing shouldn't be a problem. Before we started I think another session next week will see the whole stretch o