May was a month of variety with tasks. Starting off with a wade from Ladywell Fields (North) to Riverdale Sculpture Park, where we both litter picked and did some maintenance on lower tree branches/ fallen trees that were blocking the river channel.
Following that session, we spent a few weeks finishing off our berm in Ladywell Fields (Middle). The horizontal struts were put in to secure the added soil and brash bundles to the banks, a ridge to catch silt in the winter months when the river flows higher, and some finishing touches of planting pendulous sedge.
Heading to the River Quaggy later in the month meant climbing into the channel in Manor House Gardens and working our way up towards Lee High Road. Here we focused on a thorough litter pick to remove anything that had been dropped in (Especially near pedestrian bridges). One in particular a hotspot for disposable vapes- which we recycle separately due to the lithium batteries
Rivers and People 