Another great turnout for the Fleet Pond Society Volunteer Day on Sunday

Wow, what amazing weather we had! We were all rewarded with Brimstone and Peacock butterflies, and we counted up to 15 Herons flying over the islands.

The aim was to clear as much brash as possible from along the footpaths at Fleet Pond. These extra branches and logs were from the recent storms and previous volunteer parties. With the logs the team made log piles in the woods which will be valuable dead wood for insects. The brash was pulled out of the eastern marsh, thankfully the area is now just about dry enough to venture out there! Terry and Nick worked on the viewpoint and it's looking great! There was lots of interest from passers by.

We also had a team out on Fuglemere Marsh burning all the brash, some dragged from the marsh and some from nearby footpaths. We also reduced the huge pile off the dry heath.

There is still much to clear and tidy but this was a really great effort from all and we are very grateful to all our volunteers.

Bye for now, Ranger Rach.