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Wylye habitat health

22/6/2020

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Now that's what I like to see! This image of brown trout parr was shot last Monday (15/6/20) with a compact waterproof camera.  I found a shoal of these 5cm long junior fish by the side of flowing ranunculus on a stretch of the Wylye. What an encouraging sight. It says something for the habitat restoration carried out on this part of the river. Nearby there was a similar grouping of minnows and in another channel, a shoal of tiny minnow fry.  A quick kick sample from the gravel also resulted in hundreds of Gammarus (shrimp) in the net. Surely a sign of a healthy river? 
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