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River Test Weed Cutting Dates 2018
River Test Weed cutting dates 2018 .
The chalkstreams of Southern England are renowned for the crystal clear water high in nutrients which not only grows large trout but also helps to produce exceptional weed growth.
This has to be managed to not only allow fishing access but control water height but to help prevent flooding of surrounding farmland, villages and towns.
Ever year there are periods during the trout season when the river keepers are allowed to cut this weed, once cut the weed floats downstream to collection points where it is taken out of the river.
Rather than cut all the weed, keepers are very selective in cutting as is home to many invertebrates that fish and birds rely upon in the river valleys.
The dates for weed cutting in 2018 have now been confirmed by the River Test & Itchen Association.
River Test Weed Cutting Dates 2018
Sector A: River Test from source to the A34 bridge near Whitchurch and Bourne
| Sector A Cutting Days | Sector A Clearing off Days |
| Monday 11 June – Wednesday 20 June (midnight) | Thursday 21 June – Friday 22 June |
| Monday 16 July – Sunday 22 July (midnight) | Monday 23 July – Tuesday 24 July |
| Monday 20 August – Sunday 26 August (midnight) | Monday 27 August – Tuesday 28 August |
Sector B: River Test from the A34 bridge near Whitchurch to the A303 bridge at Gavelacre
| Sector B Cutting Days | Sector B Clearing off Days |
| Monday 11 June – Thursday 21 June (midnight) | Friday 22 June – Saturday 22 June |
| Monday 16 July – Monday 23 July (midnight) | Tuesday 24 July – Wednesday 25 July |
| Monday 20 August – Monday 27 August (midnight) | Tuesday 28 August – Wednesday 29 August |
Anton, Pillhill and Dever
| Anton, Pillhill, Bourne & Dever Cutting Days | Anton, Pillhill, Bourne & Dever Clearing off Days |
| Tuesday 12 June – Thursday 21 June (midnight) | Friday 22 June – Saturday 22 June |
| Tuesday 17 July – Monday 23 July (midnight) | Tuesday 24 July – Wednesday 25 July |
| Tuesday 21 August – Monday 27 August (midnight) | Tuesday 28 August – Wednesday 29 August |
Sector C: River Test from A303 bridge at Gavelacre to the boundary between Leckford Estate and the Houghton Club at Longstock
| Sector C Cutting Days | Sector C Clearing off Days |
| Tuesday 12 June – Friday 22 June (midnight) | Saturday 23 June – Sunday 24 June |
| Tuesday 17 July – Tuesday 24 July (midnight) | Wednesday 25 July – Thursday 26 July |
| Tuesday 21 August – Tuesday 28 August (midnight) | Wednesday 29 August – Thursday 30 August |
Sector D: River Test from boundary between Leckford Estate and the Houghton Club at Longstock to the road between Horsebridge and Bossington Mill
| Sector D Cutting Days | Sector D Clearing off Days |
| Wednesday 13 June – Saturday 23 June (midnight) | Sunday 24 June – Monday 25 June |
| Wednesday 18 July – Wednesday 25 July (midnight) | Thursday 26 July – Friday 27 July |
| Wednesday 22 August – Wednesday 29 August (midnight) | Thursday 30 August – Friday 31 August |
Sector E: River Test from the road between Horsebridge and Bossington Mill to the weed boom at Greatbridge plus Wallop Brook
| Sector E Cutting Days | Sector E Clearing off Days |
| Wednesday 13 June – Sunday 24 June (midnight) | Monday 25 June – Tuesday 26 June |
| Wednesday 18 July – Thursday 26 July (midnight) | Friday 27 July – Saturday 28 July |
| Wednesday 22 August – Thursday 30 August (midnight) | Friday 31 August – Saturday 1 September |
RIVER DUN: from source to confluence with River Test at Kimbridge
| Sector E Cutting Days | Sector E Clearing off Days |
| Wednesday 13 June – Thursday 21 June (midnight) | Friday 22 June – Saturday 23 June |
| Wednesday 18 July – Monday 23 July (midnight) | Tuesday 24 July – Wednesday 25 July |
| Wednesday 22 August – Monday 27 August (midnight) | Tuesday 28 August – Wednesday 29 August |
Sector F: River Test from the weed boom at Greatbridge to the sea,
| Sector F Cutting Days | Sector F Clearing off Days |
| Thursday 14 June – Monday 25 June (midnight) | Tuesday 26 June – Wednesday 27 June |
| Thursday 19 July – Friday 27 July (midnight) | Saturday 28 July – Sunday 29 July |
| Tuesday 21 August – Wednesday 29 August (midnight) | Thursday 30 August – Friday 31 August |
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