We will be cutting the reeds to the east and west of the mere on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this coming week. We cut reeds somewhere every winter, but this time the area is larger than in previous years. As well as clearing the fen where lapwings bred successfully last year, we will clear out the accumulated old reeds from an area that hasn't been managed for some time.
We will start at 9am and finish about 4pm, so we are unlikely to interfere with the hen harrier when she comes in to roost. In any case, we won't be working near her roost site.
It will all look rather different in a few days time!