07/09/2024  9.00 - 13.30  Blashford North  Usual nettle and bramble trimming. Quantity reducing but more bramble hanging from overhead branches. Reeds knocked down by rain, trimmed where necessary along the boardwalk. Some overhead branches, particularly north of the cross path on the eastern path, could do with trimming. Otherwise paths and hides seem OK. 

Visitor numbers in hides increasing, particularly birders and photographers, increasing the need for clearance in front of all the north hides.