We’re looking into installing a Solar pump in one of the deepest ditches but there around £30,000

Unfortunately it’s a massive area & all the ditches have dried out & an elderly chap told me he’s never seen it so dry in 75 years. Rain is finally forecast this weekend in East Anglia but it’s unlikely to make much difference to the Chalk Aquifer’s ☹️

Unfortunately I can’t make it rain ☹️The whole of West Norfolk is in severe drought conditions & still drought restrictions haven’t been implemented 🤯

It’s been reported to the Environment Agency but little being done to save it🤔unfortunately King’s Lynn Borough Council has control and aren’t bothering to clear the rubbish🤔The IDB could easily pump water into from the nearby river @gaywoodriver.bsky.social

Another similar situation developing on the Long Pond in King’s Lynn Water level so low that🐟are in distress & Phosphate/Ammonia very high

It’s been a terrible year for our ponds brooks & ditches☹️the drought has been prolonged & I’ve watched far too many dry up including One which hadn’t ever dried up resulting in the death of Swan Mussels which were over 50-60 years old

I’ve got a confession to make🙄I don’t like them & this belongs to a friend who was working on a film set & they were going to chuck it in a skip I prefer the Native Shuttlecock Fern easy to grow & hardy 🙂

That’s harsh have you cut all the leaves off ? Personally I’d just stuff straw into the top or something similar & tie up the leaves to hold it in place & then cover with a Polypropylene bag Live in Norfolk & not done until the end of November

July and the start of the Hornet nest

Snap 🙂

I’m only really familiar with Norfolk’s Chalk Streams & the River Nar at Castle Acre is a beautiful example and easily accessible below the Castle but I’m guessing there’s lots more examples closer to Exeter especially on the Test

Yup I did & personally I prefer Wisteria grown against a wall as it offers protection from late frost which can destroy every flower bud on exposed standards

Shocking that some people detest nature so much that they would consider this type of action 🤬

The Aristocracy & wealthy landowners will never stop the use of Snares🤷‍♂️This is the film from which these images were taken from & filmed on Sandringham estate. The snare placed 2m away from a rare Chalk Stream regularly used by Otters🤬The Fox was released

All very surreal as I walked across the field & just noticed the odd patch & then there was loads of it🧐I did wonder wether it was something that had been sprayed upon the field but it was everywhere & no smell + it just disappeared when I touched it 🤔