Here we tackle our first non-automatic locks and cruise upstream between banks of willow herb, yellow water lilies and ragwort. |
Daisies usually call to mind open, dry fields bathed in sun, but ragwort is one daisy that thrives in shaded, wet soil. |
On the line itself, ragwort and cow parsley grew almost as high as the platform, but in the gaps you could see the tracks were gone. |
A contractor will remove ragwort, which is hazardous to many animals. |
In recent years, ragwort hysteria has led to a decline in numbers of cinnabars. |
Many landowners have to spend time, effort and money to clear the ragwort from our land that has been caused by the council's infestation. |