Snipe Meadow 1

Work has at long last started on creating a special meadow for snipe.
Although they visit here in the winter, snipe always totally disappear by the end of April.
So no-longer is the sound of drumming heard in the spring.
This unfortunately probably holds true for the whole of the Avon valley.
So a 7 acre patch is having its chanels cleared and reprofiled.
Water will be held high for the winter to encourage duck, then reduced slightly in the spring to keep a high amount of visible water and lots of margins to encourage the any snipe to stay.
Then at the end of June all boards will be lifted to dry the meadow out to maintain it and graze as necessary.