Time to burn off that Christmas excess by getting back into the volunteering groove!
This week: coppicing at Ruffett and Bigwood LNR on Tuesday and Thursday.
Next week: reedbed management at Anton Crescent Wetland LNR.
⚠️🐶Did you know that common flea treatments for pets can be toxic to aquatic life — even in tiny amounts?
If your dog goes for a swim in a chalk stream or any natural water shortly after treatment, the chemicals designed to kill fleas can wash off and harm local wildlife.
Data from the Environment Agency indicates that three common insecticides used in tick, flea and worm treatments are present in English rivers in concentrations that exceed accepted safe limits for wildlife.
Alarmingly, these same chemicals are too toxic to be legally used in agriculture!
How can I help?
It is important not to let your pet in the river if it has been treated with spot-on tick, flea and worm treatment. If you want to let your pet in the river, choose tablet treatment instead of spot-on!
For more information, including chemical-free alternatives for treating and preventing fleas on pets, visit https://theriverstrust.org/about-us/news/flea-mergency-pet-treatments-taking-a-bite-out-of-the-health-of-englands-rivers
#WatercressAndWinterbournes is a Landscape Partnership Scheme with Wessex Rivers Trust which is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
#chalkstreams #wildlife
If your dog goes for a swim in a chalk stream or any natural water shortly after treatment, the chemicals designed to kill fleas can wash off and harm local wildlife.
Data from the Environment Agency indicates that three common insecticides used in tick, flea and worm treatments are present in English rivers in concentrations that exceed accepted safe limits for wildlife.
Alarmingly, these same chemicals are too toxic to be legally used in agriculture!
How can I help?
It is important not to let your pet in the river if it has been treated with spot-on tick, flea and worm treatment. If you want to let your pet in the river, choose tablet treatment instead of spot-on!
For more information, including chemical-free alternatives for treating and preventing fleas on pets, visit https://theriverstrust.org/about-us/news/flea-mergency-pet-treatments-taking-a-bite-out-of-the-health-of-englands-rivers
#WatercressAndWinterbournes is a Landscape Partnership Scheme with Wessex Rivers Trust which is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund
#chalkstreams #wildlife
