tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post4246051033385951690..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Broom DoomGraisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-10853273636976815622009-06-22T20:51:20.683+00:002009-06-22T20:51:20.683+00:00What would that be,"Bushwhacking"?What would that be,"Bushwhacking"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-85178933946925346302009-06-22T19:51:30.250+00:002009-06-22T19:51:30.250+00:00'a plea for the authorities for more consultat...'a plea for the authorities for more consultation on projects they may have in the pipeline'<br /><br />heard a rumour there might be something going on at Sandown and the Balmakeith soon :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-49262449763305476542009-06-22T18:56:44.082+00:002009-06-22T18:56:44.082+00:00Boomschtick,I think you and JT are very much on th...Boomschtick,I think you and JT are very much on the wrong track with the community service angle but perhaps it is worth bearing in mind that they are indeed looking for more work in Nairn. If they were to go and tackle the Japanese Hogweed and other invasive species up the river they certainly would be doing this community a service and the Nairnshire ecology too. <br /><br />However back to theGraisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-29916423586679130952009-06-22T16:20:14.186+00:002009-06-22T16:20:14.186+00:00jayteescot1's most recent comment may have got...jayteescot1's most recent comment may have got it right. <br /><br />At the last meeting of the Ward Forum, an official from the Council's Inverness offices responsible for offender-rehabilitation projects drew attention to their programme of community-service work. He said they were aiming to do more work in Nairn. <br /><br />I wonder if this savaging of local nature is the first broomschticknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-56353815727453034772009-06-21T21:02:39.764+00:002009-06-21T21:02:39.764+00:00From what i heard of the squad that was doing the ...From what i heard of the squad that was doing the cutting, this might be a community service lot doing their thing ?<br /> Worth finding out.<br /><br />Pity they did'nt pick up all the litter instead !jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-37310540640665449562009-06-21T20:10:20.410+00:002009-06-21T20:10:20.410+00:00@ anon 19:24:49:
We don't know who was in cha...@ anon 19:24:49:<br /><br />We don't know who was in charge. So perhaps we'll publish your post later if more information emerges.<br /><br />Take your point however: <br />'The council road team have been there since January (Are they finished yet?) widening the path. Had there really been the need to remove the bushes they could have done this much more neatly'Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-62480986675285822412009-06-21T19:09:13.369+00:002009-06-21T19:09:13.369+00:00By looking at the height of the stumps that remain...By looking at the height of the stumps that remain,it is obviously someone who hasn't a clue about what they are doing.Or the damage to the wildlife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-23482667661279656322009-06-21T18:57:18.369+00:002009-06-21T18:57:18.369+00:00I didn't see it myself, but I understand there...I didn't see it myself, but I understand there was a "ranger" type person with the folk who were doing the cutting... so possibly this was done under the auspices of Highland Council's Countryside Rangers (a Ranger plus volunteers?).<br /><br />On checking the Council's website, the ranger for this area is: <br />Katy Martin (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Senior Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-88144050216310913182009-06-21T18:06:51.228+00:002009-06-21T18:06:51.228+00:00A disgrace, this is a wonderful walk in the spring...A disgrace, this is a wonderful walk in the spring with snow still on Ben Wyvis contrasted against the colours of the sea and sky and the patches of broom and gorse on the edge of the dunes. Paradise lost?<br />Who is doing this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-2049793161159605322009-06-21T17:33:07.267+00:002009-06-21T17:33:07.267+00:00Broom is poisonous to humans and most animals pois...Broom is poisonous to humans and most animals poison is contained in seed pods and young leavesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-41860593812043474042009-06-21T17:27:10.554+00:002009-06-21T17:27:10.554+00:00Looks like the dunes are being sanitised with the ...Looks like the dunes are being sanitised with the removal of the gorse and whin bushes; but who is behind such lunacy?<br />I reckon we'll get nice rose bushes and formal flower beds in their placeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-67953527496845995382009-06-21T16:38:38.923+00:002009-06-21T16:38:38.923+00:00PS knotweed? Take a look at this Gurn article of l...PS knotweed? Take a look at this Gurn article of last year where we highlighted the fact that the Japanese Knotweed had hit the beaches. Plenty there with links to other information. <a href="http://nairnshire.blogspot.com/2008/06/japanese-knotweed-now-we-shall-have-to.html#comments" rel="nofollow">'Now we shall have to fight them on the beaches.'</a><br />Now instead of zapping the broomGraisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-25607033560381435922009-06-21T16:28:33.917+00:002009-06-21T16:28:33.917+00:00Please ask your councillors to find out Gurnites! ...Please ask your councillors to find out Gurnites! <br />Together we shall overcome!Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-53066642402231358902009-06-21T15:55:57.062+00:002009-06-21T15:55:57.062+00:00No idea who is doing it I am afraid. Does the loc...No idea who is doing it I am afraid. Does the local council know? The local community councils? <br /><br />Any experts out there who might like to tell the Gurn about the link between wildlife and the plants that grown alongside the shore? <br /><br />What about the knotweed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-63477204464377997782009-06-21T12:19:38.046+00:002009-06-21T12:19:38.046+00:00would this not be the doing of the council?would this not be the doing of the council?dr-grigorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773011115225164607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13050536891246534702009-06-21T12:14:28.467+00:002009-06-21T12:14:28.467+00:00This is unlikely to be the council if the work was...This is unlikely to be the council if the work was done on a saturday ?<br /><br />These bushes are used constantly by the birds for nesting and shelter, and are the only splash of colour during the early part of the year. <br />I hope you find out who and why this has happened.jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-59052959212191464312009-06-21T11:12:05.454+00:002009-06-21T11:12:05.454+00:00As this area of scrub is presently occupied by a v...As this area of scrub is presently occupied by a variety of nesting birds.Surely this is completely out of order.keekabootnoreply@blogger.com