You may have noticed that there is a new fence line around our lakeshore. One of the issues Lake Windermere is prone to is erosion. Increased footfall on the lakes edge means the plant communities that would normally grow and absorb some of the impacts of fluctuating water levels are trampled and therefore don’t offer the same protection. Leading to increased erosion of the soils.
There are still a marked places to access the lake at Brockhole as it is important the we all get to enjoy Windermere. After all, it’s a pretty special place. We just need to be able to enjoy it in a way that is sympathetic to the environment, and leaving the lake edge to the plants to grow so that the and soils to repair won’s just save the land from disappearing but also benefits our frogs, toads, dragonflies, birds and otters that call this their home too.
Volunteers erecting new fence along the lakeshore edge at Brockhole.
