A short week

April 6, 2009

Well last week was shortened to just 3 days for me. Unfortunately I picked up a cold, so apart from a couple of errands I had to run, Thursday and Friday were spent in bed!

Monday once we had finished getting our offices back into a habitable state we met with our Chairman, as per usual for Mondays, and then set about sorting our final Draft for the consultation on Water Framework Directive – River Basin Management Plan. This I am glad to say shall be sent today, after what has felt like a long and drawn out process. Moans aside, it is absolutely essential that we did this, and I hope that we can now see some improvements to the plan.

Tuesday I got our consent applications and plans sorted for our Hellifield Beck Fish easement. This has been priced, and subject to consents will be completed in due course! It has serious chance of encouraging fish to make use of spawning gravels above the road culvert. Stephen and I then headed out for a targeted kick sample on Wigglesworth beck sub-catchment. We have highlighted a potential problem in one area which we have passed over to the EA, but on the whole we were delighted with the results. There is certainly good water and plenty of food for fish – and the Dippers – that kept us company on the day!

Wednesday was hec-tic to say the least. We were given consent to undertake some equipment checks, for one of our projects, details to be released shortly (I hope!). We analysed and then passed on our Data from the kick sample on Tuesday, as well as working up a couple of proposals for the trustees to consider on new projects.

The trust would also like to thank Michael and Sheila Robbins for the very kind donation they gave to the trust, the donation was raised in memory of their son Andy Robbins who was a well known, and well liked angler on the Ribble in the Clitheroe Area.

Posted by Charles Edward Poate | Filed Under Restoration and Conservation Projects, Surveys, WFD 

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