The Bourne that flows out of the spring fed pond to the north of Duncombe Wood, and then flows north to the corner of Coombe Road near the village, has just run dry. It did not run dry at all in 2021 due to a wet late spring and summer.
(A bourne is an intermittent stream , flowing from a spring. Frequent in chalk and limestone country where the rock becomes saturated with winter rain, that slowly drains away until the rock becomes dry, when the stream ceases)
Members of East Meon Nature Group completed a survey, last Wednesday, looking for river flies in the River Meon in the section in the High Street that was planted up by The Wild Trout Trust. Read more…
The EM Nature Team have commenced the Riverfly Monitoring Programme of the River Meon This is taking place in the village and in sites towards the sewage works. The main site is just upstream of the Read more…
Four members of the East Meon Nature Group attended a Riverfly Monitoring training day at Warnford on Friday. They will be monitoring the River Meon, downstream of the village, once a month throughout the year Read more…