Talking about rivers
First task of the day was to complete the small mammal raft checks for the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. On the way to the sites, there was a wall of birdsong, where I picked up Song thrush, blackcap, greenfinch, chiffchaff, wren and blackbird all competing.
Although we’ve had little rain in the last fortnight, there were no signs present on either raft (sometimes they get washed away). So just a reset of the cartridge to see what happens in the next fortnight.
The next appointment was with Mike to discuss and co-ordinate all the various river related activities in the local area. He is the GWT community representative, but also takes part in Dursley Green Drinks, where there has been a particular community interest over the last year or so.
The main activities are riverfly, water quality testing and water guardians, but there are also a few other habitat and outflow mapping exercises that could be done. I think there’s a case to use the Dursley Green Drinks to start to put together coherent information about the different things, and act as a point of co-ordination for anyone who wants to get involved.
It’s a slow burn thing, but definitely a good idea to get together and swap notes.
