The lake was drained and the sluice gates closed to enable access to the island. First task was to lay timber tracking to get the digger onto the island (2 days) and then initial levelling, removing  a 2 metre strip behind the existing posts to place the geotextile matting.                 click on thumbnails for full size image

Two recent press releases from the RSPB adressing issues in the South-west – one positive the other unfortunately not so. RSPB ‘Appalling’ destruction of wildlife-rich land in Devon by NHS The RSPB has this morning sent a formal letter of complaint to Devon NHS bosses concerning the wilful destruction of land near Exminster. The site, Hillcrest, is home to a nationally important population of Cirl Buntings. The charity believes that the Devon NHS Trust’s action is a deliberate move to reduce the […]

  Work has begun at last to restore the island on Millbrook Lake.  Millbrook Lake Conservation Group (of which I’m Chairperson) have been working on this for over 3 years, now with a grant from the Heritage Lottery Community Spaces Fund, and Devon based contractor TMS Maritime work is underway.