Bury Water Meadows Group has received a significant boost with the Town Council approving funding of £9277 at its November meeting. The funding application was proposed by Cllr Tony Whittingham and councillors were unanimous in supporting the group’s efforts to raise the status of the rivers Lark and Linnet and their adjacent areas in the… Continue reading BWMG awarded Town Council funding
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Himalayan Balsam
Working in co-ordination with our sister organisation the River Lark Catchment Partnership, BWMG volunteers are making a major contribution to controlling Himalayan Balsam. Building on its previous years efforts BWMG has this year surveyed 7km of the Lark & Linnet rivers in Bury St Edmunds and has so far clocked up some 75 volunteer hours… Continue reading Himalayan Balsam
Glenn Smithson crowned River Champion
Congratulations to Glenn Smithson for winning recognition as a River Restoration Centre (RRC) Champion for 2018. Glenn has led all our in-channel work over the last year in Abbey Gardens (pictured here in action, orange jacket) and co-led the work at Bell meadow. Glenn also led the recent major clearing exercise in the Linnet and our Himalayan… Continue reading Glenn Smithson crowned River Champion
Restoration on the Lark at Bell Meadow
Our in-river trained team of volunteers and Bell Meadows residents went to work on their stretch of the river in December (pictured) and residents in Fornham worked on the river opposite the golf club in February. Rob Mungoven from the Wild Trout Trust, Rob Clapham of the Environment Agency and RLCP’s volunteer restoration co-ordinator Glenn… Continue reading Restoration on the Lark at Bell Meadow
Planting wildflowers
Research has found that the number of insects in the UK has decreased by 70% over the last 20 years and indeed another more recent report has found that this is also a trend in some other Western European countries. The causes are complex, but one thing that is clear is that the diversity of… Continue reading Planting wildflowers