We had slightly less sessions in May due to some staff annual leave, but the sessions we had were full on! From clearing the weir in Ladywell Fields, and getting that water flowing through all the rocks to heading back to the willow lined Quaggy in Chinbrook Meadows. In this latter location we manage the veegtation that grows into and through the boardwalk to keep it accessible for everyone to walk through the ponds and over the river here on the pathways.
Above the Ravensbourne on the bridge to St Mary’s Churchyard and gardens we met a familiar avian face; a pair of mandarin ducks who have called this stretch of river home for the past three years. We know its the same female mandarin as she has a twisted lower bill, so she stands out, we also imagine she gets a lot of food from park visitors as she has certain grown in confidence as she was the first bird to fly up and ask for crumbs (swiftly followed by the male, pictured above, then some feral pigeons)!
Rivers and People 