Nick Carter, Conservation Officer (Fens)
William Morfoot Ltd has completed the excavation works at
Potter in just over five weeks. They have
created a number of deep pools connecting to the ditch network to enable fish
to move around the site and to act as refuges. The scale of the works can be seen from the aerial photo taken by
Morfoot’s drone:
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| Photo supplied by William Morfoot Ltd |
Following on behind them, Broadwood has planted over 35,000
reeds, grown by local nurseries British Wild Flower Plants using seed harvested
from reeds at Hickling. These reeds have
mostly been planted along the edges of the newly created deep pools. This reed/water edge is critical to attract bitterns to the site as it is along these edges that the birds primarily feed.
Over the winter the ditch from NWT Hickling Broad to the site
will be enhanced to enable water levels to be raised which will aid the
survival and spread of the reeds. A
decision will be taken early next year about further reed planting. Then all we have to do is sit back and wait
for the bitterns and marsh harriers to arrive!
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