Day 1 - Nature walk along the canal

As the group walked along the canal, Alex shared his knowledge of the plants and trees. We stopped by the canal to look at Himalyan balsam. Alex talked about how the balsam is an invasive species, and how attempts to manage it along waterways can be tricky, as even if you pull it up from the ground, it is so good at re-rooting, it can easily regrown if the pulled up shoots travel downstream! The group took notes and drawings of plants that they saw. Ash and Yvonne were great at spotting interesting plants, and Per shared his fungi knowledge.