August 2018 - Tree felling

Tree felling had started earlier in 2018 with the Brickfields volunteer group bringing down the smaller trees and bushes that we were able to tackle. This removed about 20% of the total cover mainly at the top end of the pond by the water inflow point. Even this small amount made a great difference to the ponds ecology with an obvious increase in invertebrate life and bank side vegetation in that area during the next few months.

The main tree felling operations started in late July and took a week to accomplish. Once the dredging contractor arrived their long reach machines cleared the trees ready for an industrial sized tree chipper that literally ate the trees whole. Banking revetments and the dredging works could then begin.

Before | Felling | Dredging | After | Finished

Inlet	Inlet area	Hand clearing top island	Jubilee Road side
Center island	Jubilee Road side	Deadly Nightshade found	Jubilee Road side
Images ©2018– - Click any photo for a larger image Before \| Felling \| Dredging \| Finished

View North East	Outfall area	Moorhen in tree whilst being felled

Moorhens		Center island access	Center island felling

Center island felling		Center island felling Larger video	Center island felling Larger video
Images ©2018– - Click any photo for a larger image Before \| Felling \| Dredging \| Finished
Center island felling	View South	View East to Jubilee Road	Ducklings

Ducklings	Outfall area	View North to Centenary Lodge
Eating trees Larger video	Eating trees Larger video	Chippings Larger video	What big teeth you have Larger video
Images ©2018– - Click any photo for a larger image

Before | Felling | Dredging | After | Finished

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