River Wey

Extremly hot day and has been for last two weeks. Lots of walkers, cyclists, Narrow Boats going through Stoke Lock, and a fast kaykacking race down the river was going on. Two Swans swam by, by the pontoon. The pontoon bank had broken away a bit by the waters edge, so care needed when moving onto the pontoon to get sample. Conservation Cattle were all sat shaded under the wooded area of the wetlands meadow. We saw lots of Damsleflys and there were many Crows and Jackdaws making a large sound by Slyfield devlopment and the Riverside Nature Reserve and Red kites circling overhead.

Swan, Birds of Prey- Kites, Lots of Damselflies, heavy with flying insects , midges etc

R-Card Results - 900 CFU/100mL

Local Kayaking Club where training up new Kayakers and there were many transfering from the upper part of the River Wey to the lower part of the River Wey, via Stoke Lock Pontoon.

Litter on surface, boating

Tests read >4,840CFU/100mL.

Total Coliforms above testing limit >4839.2 cfu/100mL

Total coliforms and E. coli were both above the range >2419.6 CFU/100mL.

Results recorded from Fluidium for consistency. IDEXX Colilert = 1986.3CFU/100mL

River very High after a lot of heavy rain fall over past week. Flood alert issued for the Upper River Wey by Enviroment Agency .