This week our team of staff and volunteers returned once
again to Drewton Lane Pits SSSI for the annual visit to this important site,
situated near South Cave. With the site designated for its amphibian interest,
we’ve been working with the Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Trust, and the
site advisor and owners to help improve the habitat and management of the site
over the last five years. Everyone, as always, got stuck into the list of jobs
which included the removal of regenerating birch and willow around the ponds,
and trimming back overhanging branches to reduce shading and leaf fall.
The team also helped
rake out some of the more silted up ponds, and spent time constructing
hibernacula for the newts, frogs and toads, along with making egg mops ready for
this seasons monitoring work. Many thanks to the whole team for their
great efforts, this year and the previous – it's great to now see the improvements to the site with our involvement
over the last five years.
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