Manor Farm, Marcham, Saturday 24th June 2023

 This weeks blog was written by Helen B


A good number of us assembled at Manor Farm in Marcham this week, with one primary goal: to remove as much Himalayan Balsam as possible during the course of the morning. 

Our first task was to find a suitable place to cross the stream so we could access the swathes of balsam on the other side of the bank. This wasn't a problem for Kevin though who sported the Green Gym waders to reach the plants right by the water's edge.

Whilst some of the balsam stalks were above head height, they were fortunately quite easy to pull; the biggest challenge was avoiding the stinging nettles that were growing in amongst them!

After tea break, we powered on and made good inroads, but there will still be plenty for us to do when we return in a few weeks.


crossing the stream to get to the balsam

kevin in the waders


lots of pulling up going on

local wildlife





tea time

lots more to pull up










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