Fire and water

This week there were contrasting scenes at Stagbury and, a short distance away, at the newly planted lagoon beside Outwood Lane.

Stagbury's mega-hot bonfire made short work of some of the piles of dead bramble and other brush we have been hacking and slashing. Due to the recent dry weather it went up like a rocket every time material was added, so the fire was kept small(ish) to avoid it spreading over a wider area. There's plenty of fuel left for another burn-up!

Meanwhile the lagoon was an oasis of calm where, after only five days since the water plants were installed, there were already signs of life. Besides some water skaters,  we counted no fewer than 18 Marsh Marigold blooms.