Rye Harbour Farm update 2
It is a month since the last update, so I thought I would outline the progress that has been made on this exciting habitat creation project that will be good for our special wildlife and good for our visitors. There has been a lot of work to establish the project on the ground, with a haul route created, including temporary roadway over the boggy bits, reptile fencing, signage, temporary gateways. The first (above) of thirty new ponds and scrapes has been finished at the west end of the farm. A large area of shingle ridge has been stripped of overlying soil that resulted from years of arable farming. The large borrow pits near the river are being filled in to prepare for the large scale saltmarsh re-creation planned for next spring. Read the rest of this entry »