http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n Isle of Wight Conservation Partnership Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:10:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2009/11/conservation-at-munsley-bog/ http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2009/11/conservation-at-munsley-bog/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:43:38 +0000 Sam http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/?p=1189 The Green Gym cleared bramble, bracken and Willow, in order to make room for smaller wetland plants, such as Heath Spotted Orchid and Marsh Pennywort.  They also set to work repairing dams in order to maintain water tables, again to help these type of plants flourish.  The cut Willow was recycled, as it was used to create a woven willow fence to replace a broken section of the existing cleft-oak fencing.

]]> http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2009/11/conservation-at-munsley-bog/feed/ 0 http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2009/02/trenches-in-the-bog/ http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/2009/02/trenches-in-the-bog/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:55:34 +0000 Sam http://www.gifttonature.org.uk/g2n/?p=299 Test trench at Bohemia Bog to determine the water level in an area we want to extend the bog.

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