February 20, 2020
For 20 years we have published a "Pro active measures " sheet . Always put on the board outside our net house.
Why we haven't put it on here of anywhere else is perhaps an oversight on our part.
It makes interesting reading and documents our recent histoy .
February 20, 2020
The aftermath of storm Dennis gave martin an opertunity to get some practice in on our Coracle .
The fields of the Neddern are still flooded and it was surreal seeing a coracle paddled around the Caldicot castle !
wonder when that was last done...........
February 19, 2020
After storm Dennis the fields of the old Neddern river ,long drained have become a huge lake..........
This is a rare event , our fishermen teamed up with the Sudbrook kayakers to paddle all the way from caldicot castle to Caerwent ,a surreal experience.
The old Neddern...
February 16, 2020
Paul , our chairman and Rob busy at work stripping willow reams for our net repairs. The coming season is close now and all the lave nets have to be checked and repaired as required.
The willow / withy has been cut when the sap is down.
February 14, 2020
This for those who are interested is the real world.
A comparison between Black rock lave net fishermen's catch and the EDF Hinkley point nuclear power station (Down stream from us ) which is under construction .
The power station will kill upwards (Depending on who's p...
February 12, 2020
Throughout the lave netting close season there is always great interest in our fishery and we get many invites to speak / demonstrate to groups around the country.
A particularly rewarding experience yesterday was meeting the Shirenewton Cubs .
They learnt about the lav...
February 8, 2020
Our fishermen welcomed BBC Countryfile director Kath to our fishery last week .
Kath was very interested in our fishery ,it's heritage ,traditions and the materials we use to make the net.
We will welcome presenter Matt. Baker to Black Rock very soon !
January 28, 2020
A couple of months ago our fishermen were down to the "levels " that back the estuary looking for potential "Ream" for our nets .
The lane we visited was a discrace with rubbish dumped on it and in the reen We spent hours cleaning up the mess............
Today we w...
January 27, 2020
It's that time of year again for harvesting willow "Reams " , arms for the lave net down on the caldicot Levels .
The pollarded trees grow close to the many "Reens " which drain the land . Winter time the sap is down and this is the best time to take the branches from...
January 22, 2020
A beautiful winters day and a visit of 84 children to our fishery ........
A credit to the school they were engaging and keen to learn about our fishery and the estuary .
We set out little " islands" with different subjects and each was enjoyed by the visitors !
A rewardi...