Volunteers met on Heath Road of the 15.08.22. Alex from Dersingham United Charities, responsible for the Common, explained that the task was to dig a channel in the dry bed of the stream that ran from the top of the Common to a pipe under the road. It then ran intoDersingham Bog which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Improving the stream bed would prevent the paths over the stream at the top of the wood becoming muddy and therefore safer for walkers. In addition, improvements to the channel would mean that the water would pass down the hill, through the pipe and into the Bog, where it will ensure that the area remains a waterlogged mire. The volunteers made considerable progress with digging out the stream in the lower reaches. Further work is required to complete the task further upstream.
