CONSERVATION

THERE HAS BEEN CONCERN EXPRESSED BY SOME RESIDENTS IN ASHFIELD VILLAGE. ABOUT MEMBERS PARKING AND LEAVING LITTER..PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE LITTER OR PARK IN ANY WAY THAT MAY OFFEND RESIDENTS.. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ASHFIELD IS A PRIVATE VILLAGE AND THAT YOU ARE A GUEST..PLEASE BEHAVE AS SUCH. ------------------------------ ALTHOUGH WE ARE AN ANGLING ASSOCIATION WE HOPE THAT ALL OUR MEMBERS AND GUESTS UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR CONSERVATION... IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE STOCKS OF FISH IN THE RIVER ARE MAINTAINED... SO WE CAN NOT EMPHASISE ENOUGH THAT COLOURED AND GRAVID FISH ARE RETURNED TO COMPLETE THERE SPAWNING CYCLE. THE ASSOCIATION CONGRATULATES ITS MEMBERS ON THE ISSUE OF FISHERY CONSERVATION...AS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS THE FIGURES OF RETURNED FISH HAVE RISEN CONSIDERABLY... THE BAN ON LIVE BAIT FISHING BEFORE THE 1st of JUNE AND AFTER THE 26th OF AUGUST HAS HELPED GREATLY IN CONSERVING SPAWNING..AND FISH RETURNING TO THE SEA. ANOTHER SUBJECT THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE AWARE OF IS CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT ESPECIALLY ON OUR RIVER…THIS CAN BE A SMALL CONTRIBUTION… SUCH AS NOT DROPPING LITTER TO KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR ANY CONTRAVENTIONS IN POLLUTION ETC... PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOU ARE ON THE RIVER FOR ANY REASON TAKE YOUR LITTER HOME OR BIN IT …PLEASE REMEMBER TO OBSERVE THE COUNTRYSIDE CODE AT ALL TIMES.. REMEMBER THAT WE ARE GUESTS ON THE LAND. PLEASE RESPECT THIS.. THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR SITE. WE HOPE THAT YOU ENJOYED YOUR VISIT, AND WILL COME BACK. WE INTEND TO KEEP THE SITE CURRENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBERS AND ALL VISITORS TO THE SITE.