Waterworks

 Monday 23 December 2024

Planned for Mount Marian, but PWS had to withdraw at last minute, so we decided to head to the Waterworks to a known foxglove site.   It was decidedly warmer here than higher on the mountain and we managed to clear the main site by pulling the plants out.   A second site was discovered and most removed, except for an area difficult to access and  needing loppers and saw.   Just before the end of work an area north of the rivulet was found with scattered foxgloves.

Site 1 prior to clearing.  All these were pulled out

Site 2 mostly now cleared, but a patch remains that is under fallen scrub and needs access cleared first

Site north side of Sandy Bay Rivulet  found just prior to finishing work for the day