Dersingham Fen
The members of the GVCG met on 18th October 2021 at Dersingham Fen. This patch of the Fen was dominated by gorse and young silver birch trees. This vegetation had been cut to ground level with some being burned the previous weekend, our task was to continue burning the cut gorse and birch. The cut stumps had been treated to prevent any renewed growth. This area is SSSI where according to the Dersingham United Charities the long term strategy is to remove the self seeded gorse and silver birch so as to encourage the area to return to heathland with all its increased biodiversity of plants, fungi, insects and animals. Alex, who was in charge of the operation for Dersingham United Charities thanked the members for their efforts.
