Today, the 2nd September 2025, work has commenced on the scheme that converts the SNCI site to Bath and North-East Somerset’s Supported Housing scheme, ironically on the 5th Anniversary of the Slow Worm Slaughter.
The scheme has yet to receive budgetary approval, which may be confirmed at next week’s Cabinet meeting.
Workers under the supervision of an Ecologist are removing the remnants of two previously installed Reptile fences which had been left to disintegrate by previous failed schemes.
They are also attempting to remove some of the seed heads from the invasive Himalayan Balsam plants that have overwhelmed the southern end of the site., although it is too late for this year to prevent set seed from spreading.
There is no publicly accessible plan for this, so the removal of this plant, normally a two-year process, will be monitored closely to ensure it meets legal requirements and to prevent its spread.
Laying hides for amphibians/reptiles prior to relocation is also part of this task.
This initial work is expected to last 4 days.
5th September.
The workers have now completed their time, with much left undone. Himalayan Balsam remains rampaging through the site and there is much residual plastic waste from previous Reptile fence installations.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:21 am
Thank you for this clear update on the works now commenced on the Tufa field.
Sad days. Let’s see how this progresses