Canals & Rivers Trust (in
consultation with Natural England) have been spraying the muddy margins at
Startops Reservoir today to tackle the invasive alien plant growing
there. Unfortunately the plant, Crassula helmsii has now also been found
growing at Wilstone reservoir underneath the trees between the old outflow and
the hide. They will be spraying this area tomorrow. The good news is that one of
the rarest plants of the reservoirs, mudwort, has been located growing at
Wilstone well away from this area in good quantities. If crassula takes hold it
could potentially completely cover the exposed mud, which would be a disaster
for our waders, and smother any native flora.
It is important for people (and dogs) to stay off the mud at all the
reservoirs because crassula is spread very easily by being carried on boots and
feet. The Friends of Tring Reservoirs website has some further info
rmation.
Lynne Lambert
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