Battered Balsam
Travelled up to the North Cotswolds today for a task with the Gloucestershire Vale Conservation Volunteers. More himalayan balsam pulling, this time in the beautiful wooded John Moore Nature Reserve in Kemerton.
It’s only a small site, with just a small stream flowing through. But there was quite a bit of balsam in the middle of the wooded area.
The previous night there had been a very severe hailstorm and all the vegetation was flat on the floor. Quite an unusual site, and make the pulling a bit trickier.
There were around 8 of us, so we made short work of the main task during the morning. There was also a few nettle patches which the ranger wanted clearing so a smaller team stayed on to do that.
There was an Edward VII post box near the parking area – something which you don’t come across all that often.
