Dredging the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal #1 of 4
This was the view from my home office window at lunchtime today. He was having his lunch break and so was I :-)
I've photographed so much wildlife from here and across on the towpath, and while the dredging is obviously very disruptive it's also necessary. Much of the wildlife is here because of the canal, and the canal has to be maintained. The fish will have swum away from the commotion, and will return very quickly when it ends. The birds too, including our much loved kingfishers. I'm a bit less optimistic for the dragonfly larvae which will have been scooped up along with the silt (see the other shots I've posted). It'll be interesting to see whether the dragons and damsels have a bad year next summer, but no doubt they will recover quickly enough.
I'm told the depth when it's all finished will be 1.3 metres. So still fairly shallow, but the red deer which wade across now and again will get a nasty shock next time!
Dredging the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal #1 of 4
This was the view from my home office window at lunchtime today. He was having his lunch break and so was I :-)
I've photographed so much wildlife from here and across on the towpath, and while the dredging is obviously very disruptive it's also necessary. Much of the wildlife is here because of the canal, and the canal has to be maintained. The fish will have swum away from the commotion, and will return very quickly when it ends. The birds too, including our much loved kingfishers. I'm a bit less optimistic for the dragonfly larvae which will have been scooped up along with the silt (see the other shots I've posted). It'll be interesting to see whether the dragons and damsels have a bad year next summer, but no doubt they will recover quickly enough.
I'm told the depth when it's all finished will be 1.3 metres. So still fairly shallow, but the red deer which wade across now and again will get a nasty shock next time!