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| Today we're helping the Friends of the Trap Grounds once again.
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The main lake is in danger of filling entirely with reeds, so we're clearing some out.
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Testing the waters.
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It's a bit deep, we're going to need a boat.
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Work starts on dredging the shallower areas.
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The aim is to drag the reed rhizomes from the lake bottom.
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The piles of reed make great hibernacula for reptile, amphibians and invertebrates.
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Borrowing a useful little boat makes it easier ...
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... to dredge the centre of the lake ...
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... and to dredge from the far bank.
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A boat load of reeds.
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The chest waders were a great help.
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After a lot of dredging ...
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... the lake now has a better chance of surviving, with a substantial area of clear water.
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