Can you help with Cranleigh’s local rivers and streams?
The next training meeting is at Snoxhall, 10am Monday 20 November. Please join in and find out how you can get involved. Best to take wellies and be prepared to get into the water. Also make sure you can see small creatures.
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Surrey Wildlife Trust staff member Joshua Bowes and colleagues have been working for some years to have the time and money to re-wild a section of waterway in Cranleigh. It is near the canal off the Elmbridge Road. In Cranleigh recently they have completed this river restoration project located here
They have reprofiled some of the bank, allowed more light in, introduced over 30 tonnes of gravel, narrowed the channel and re-wiggled. These actions will enable many beneficial things to happen, such as slowing the water when it is deep and creating habitats for creatures that have been lost.
There will be some balsam removal sessions there next year for which help will be needed.
There has been some interest from local land owners too so watch this space for further restorations! Hopefully we can get volunteers involved too.
We have received a grant from local councillor to buy some new water test equipment for everyone. You can view the kit here.
As well as some refill packs. These kits will allow you to test a wider ranger of parameters and feed into a wider group.
Our local Surrey Wildlife Trust Wetland Officer Joshua Bowes will be organising training day as well to test out these kits. The next date is 10 am Monday 20th November at Snoxhall fields. please reply if you hope to join in – it will great to see you.
