Conservation work in Anagach Woods

Sunday 2nd - Sunday 9th September 2007
Grantown on Spey, Scotland

Panormic photo of the main lake, showing it significantly overtaken by reeds.
The lake has a problem with reeds!
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Photo showing a raft made of two canoes with a platform of timber and netting, loaded with reeds and being unloaded by hand at the edge of the lake.
Piers, Dan and Anna unloading the raft.
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Dan rounds up escaped reeds while Piers and Anna go back for more.
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Photo of a narrow ditch from the edge oth the lake, through the marshy ground to the open water.
We dug a ditch to let the burn flow into the lake.
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Another ditch drains part of the wood.
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Photo of the two ditches joining.
Junction of ditches.
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Photo of a spruce tree with lower branches trimmed off.
We pruned the low branches to open up the view from the path.
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The spiria bushes had to be cut back. The bonfire kept us warm!
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Sarah and Mark
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Photo of the woodland, showing scots pine amongst blaeberry bushes.
The woods are an open mix of native trees and shrubs
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Photo of the lake
There are still a lot of reeds left!
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