The Lye Valley
Presentation given by Dr Judy Webb at the August 2023
Friends of Lye Valley AGM, available in PDF format:
Restoring Lye Valley Fen and Climate Change
Friends of Lye Valley AGM, available in PDF format:
Restoring Lye Valley Fen and Climate Change
Tom Bedford @TomBedford12 has had an 87-page booklet on The Birds of the Lye Valley area 2019 - 2023 published by the Oxford Ornithological Society.
More information is available here. That page also has links to Tom's blog posts, which are also worth exploring. They include one with the title: Birds of the Lye Valley, 2023 - the gift that keeps on giving. Another superb post about a trip to Switzerland with his family includes a lot of bird photos. |
18 March 2024 Tweet by Friends of Lye Valley:
We have an increasing problem with flash flooding caused by road runoff, which both damages the soft peat of the fen, and causes flooding to properties in the Florence Park area. You can watch a new two minute video about our mitigation measures here. The photo on the right (or below, if seen on mobile) shows Rod D'Ayala (left) and Terry Newsome repairing the leaky log dams, which slow the flow of water and thus reduce erosion of the stream banks. 08 March 2024 Judy Webb's post - with photos here In Lye Valley fen it's time to trim and repair our woven willow/hazel barriers that look good and keep feet to the boardwalk. Growth is re-starting in the fen and a good time also to give the Blunt-flowered Rush (which can become dominant) a quick scything, mimicking a 'light spring graze'. |
Above: 6 December 2023 Three of the Lye Valley volunteer scything team working in mist and
freezing temperatures this morning. Then the mist turned to thick fog. Photo by Tony Gillie
freezing temperatures this morning. Then the mist turned to thick fog. Photo by Tony Gillie
For earlier tweets about the Lye Valley click here