20th December 2010 - Black Path Ponds

Catch up with the North East Reptile & Amphibian Group on their blog about their activities - this week it is a story about their winter management works on the Black Path Ponds

'It was a cold, grey Sunday in Darlo' much like any other, but a few hardy NERAG folk and a couple of DWT people turned out to massacre some innocent pond side trees.
Dean Hewitt and Ian Bond gave a potted history of the site and the ponds which at first glance seemed an unlikely GCN breeding site. After being forced at lopper point to wear blue hard hats and rigid canvas gloves, with gauntlets that would have put Darth Vaders to shame, we set to and began demolishing as many pond side trees and shrubs as we could find.
Several dog walkers passed by with bemused expressions on their dogs, and a man with a large gun had us all smiling and being very polite.'

Find out more at their blog http://www.nerag.blogspot.com/

If you are in the North East and would like to help the NERAG on their winter management or survey work please do get in touch

Contact: John Grundy
16 Lilac Crescent
Burnopfield
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE16 6QF

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Tel: 01207 270704