Peter Coleman-Smith reports he had an excellent chat with Vanessa Becker-Hughes of The Somerset Eel Recovery Project (SERP). They are doing amazing work to help eels – which really need it, down 95% since the 1980s.
Peter is investigating making and installing an eel rope on a weir, a possibility for the Trym. It would be made from straw and installed before February, March and April when elvers (young eels) migrate upstream. Peter advises us to watch this space.