Seething Wells Water Levels and Water Quality
Seething Wells 2009 It is understood that newly appointed consultants will resume their surveys next month. The water levels and water quality are very different from when the Filter Beds were sold (2009). The draining of the FB's (Jan, Oct, 2011) changed the site (from left) to the swan photograph below. The pair of swans breeding at Filter Bed 7 are able to stand in the water, demonstrating the current low water levels. Draining led to the growth of vegetation, including reeds and other plants, which have died back over the winter. As these plants have become submerged through rainfall, the increased nutrient levels in the water have led to the algal growth, which now forms dense mats over the water surface. Filter Bed 7 May 2012 Until the water levels and quality returns to status quo, surveys will not capture any bats foraging over the Filter Beds. Daubenton’s bats are capable of gaffing or trawling insects directly from the w...