A very warm morning for Jerry and Jak necessitated working in a shady spot.
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| Path marked in red |
As well as Himalayan balsam there was plenty of bracken making the path almost impenetrable so this was cut back too. We did a mixture of pulling up and cutting the balsam, some of which was in flower and absolutely gigantic.
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| Bracken before |
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| Bracken after |
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| Jerry in amongst the flowering balsam |
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| Large area now without balsam |
We are told that it's possible to eradicate the balsam if we return to it for about 3 or 4 years. So if you're thinking of adopting a path that you use this is what is needed. It is hard work but hopefully we can get rid of it in a few places.
This work was funded by donations to CROWS, for which many thanks.
