A trip to Dersingham common for volunteers today.
The task was to clear one large patch of Rhododendron, which had been sprayed off, but roots had grown out from the dead area over a 20-25 metre circle.
Using saws and loppers was slow progress , stacking the cut dead and alive branches in piles to be removed or burned at a later date.
Cut ends were sprayed to try and inhibit further growth. Most of the area was cleared by the end of the task.
Rhododendrons are an alien and very invasive plant, which offers little or nothing for our wildlife – rarely a bee is seen near the flowers and even fungi do not grow on it!
Volunteers were thanked by Alex from the Dersingham United Charity.
