Hello,
Eagle eyed visitors to the reserve may have observed our estate team out and about cutting bramble around Saltholme East and Dormans Pool. The aim of the work has been to provide safer foraging conditions for our cautious wetland birds. Thick bramble cover can provide the perfect place for a fox to lay low and the birds know this, with the majority of species preferring to feed out in the open where the probability of spotting a predator early on is greater.
Volunteers Linda, Brian and Ian get stuck into a dense patch of bramble (Photo taken by Adam Jones).
However in the right location bramble can provide a great home for nature, including grasshopper warblers, which is why we will be leaving some patches near to the Dormans Pool carpark.
Cheers,
Adam