Pipewell Progress to date 22.5.11
Following the successful bid to the East Cornwall Local Action Group for funding to carry out the project we were also pleased to receive cashflow funding of £6,000 from Cornwall Development Company. This money enables us to pay invoices and then to claim the retrospective funding from ECLAG.
Our first step was to commission our ecological survey and this is being undertaken by Hutchinson Ecological Associates. To date many slowworms have been found and one grass snake, so far there have been no dormice.
We have also had two working parties, one on 14th May when we made a start on the balsam pulling in the area near the road (to be clear of any breeding birds) and also put dye into the watercourses as they disappeared underground to find out where they came out. On 21st May we started pulling balsam on the lower area of bog. This was an ideal opportunity due to the very dry spring we have had and also clear of breeding birds.
During June we shall have working parties on both Saturdays and Sundays commencing 4th June in an effort to clear the area before the balsam produces seed.
Posted: 22-05-11
Other News & Events
24-02-13 : End of an era
16-01-13 : Project Complete
07-12-12 : Pipewell flowing
30-09-12 : Pond nears completion
01-07-12 : 2012 Season progress
09-06-12 : Just beat the rain
28-05-12 : Work starts for 2012
13-05-12 : Come and join the fun
06-05-12 : Start of this years work
05-04-12 : Germination has started
10-12-11 : End of Phase 1(2011)
06-12-11 : Ready for next year
23-10-11 : What a difference
24-09-11 : clean up
16-09-11 : The well appears
15-08-11 : Birds Survey now available
08-08-11 : Wet Weather Unhelpful
26-07-11 : Time is running out
27-06-11 : Was it too hot
21-06-11 : Update Report
05-06-11 : First Sunday working
04-06-11 : Working to Success
22-05-11 : Pipewell Progress May 2011
