Unlocking the full biodiversity value of canal towpaths in England and Wales

[Athy]

6 minutes ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Interesting choice of word, presumably the 'puter thinks it knows better than you.

Did they have some silly cows working for them back then?

[Alan de Enfield]

16 minutes ago, Athy said:

Did they have some silly cows working for them back then?

 

Maybe it was the 'Old Goat', (they eat anything)

[ditchcrawler]

3 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

 

Interesting choice of word, presumably the 'puter thinks it knows better than you.

No its just I can't spell, so often pick the wrong word, cant blame the computer, dribble in = dribble out

[cuthound]

BW tried letting the vegetation grow on the GU Leicester Branch in 2008. The vegetation was 2 metres high between towpath and canal edge in places.

 

To be honest I was concerned that with vegetation that tall you couldn't easily get someone out of the canal, or indeed even see where they were, so a potential safety hazard.

 

 

Edited March 27, 2021 by cuthound
Clarification

[Jerra]

1 hour ago, cuthound said:

BW tried letting the vegetation grow on the GU Leicester Branch in 2008. The vegetation was 2 metres high between towpath and canal edge in places.

 

To be honest I was concerned that with vegetation that tall you couldn't easily get someone out of the canal, or indeed even see where they were, so a potential safety hazard.

 

 

With vegetation that high could they get in the canal to need getting out?

[cuthound]

34 minutes ago, Jerra said:

With vegetation that high could they get in the canal to need getting out?

 

By not being to clearly see where the edge was.

[Jerra]

6 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

By not being to clearly see where the edge was.

I was wondering how they could force their way through to get to the edge.

[cuthound]

7 minutes ago, Jerra said:

I was wondering how they could force their way through to get to the edge.

 

There were bits were the bank was eroded but obscured by the vegetstion closest to the towpath.

 

It would be easy for someone to catch a foot in the erosion and trip into the canal.

[zenataomm]

23 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

A lot of people have been campaigning for this. Not me I don't care to much, I carry my shares and cut bits I want if they are bad.

I hope they're not in Evergreen Marine or The Suez Canal though.

Alternatively you might consider a Hedge Fund?

However I'm not qualified to give Financial Advice.

[Allan(nb Albert)]

I note that CRT make no mention of cyclists. It seems quite happy to convert towpaths into cycle tracks to the detriment of other waterway users of the animal or human kind. It now cynically  plays the biodiversity card in an effort to save money.