Blow Wells – Barrow Balsam Bash
Date – Friday 24th May 2024
Time – 10.30am – 2.30pm
Please let us know if you’re coming to a volunteer day
- william.bartle@lincolnshire.gov.uk
- 07786173611
We’ll meet on Cherry Lane and walk up to the site together, it’s not the most obvious of routes.
Please park responsibly, there’s road parking but there’s not a lot of room and we want to avoid blocking residents’ houses.
Postcode – Cherry Lane, Down Hall Farm, Barrow-upon-Humber, North Lincolnshire, DN19 7AX
Grid Reference – TA 07204 21804
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- Suitable outdoor clothing such as waterproof and long-sleeved top and trousers.
- Suitable footwear – sturdy walking boots or wellingtons.
- A pack lunch and a drink.
- Medication for yourself if you require it (please notify the volunteer coordinator before the day or before work starts)
- Emergency contact details
About the site
As part of our ongoing blow wells project to protect the rare Crystal Moss Animal we’ll be improving the habitat of Barrow Blow Wells.
This is managed by our partners at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust as one of their reserves. It’s a beautiful site (although can be a bit boggy!) with a stunning example of one of Lincolnshire’s rare blow wells.
Unfortunately there is now the invasive species Himalayan balsam that needs controlling. We’ll be pulling it by hand, bagging it up and taking it off site to be deposed of.