Monthly Archives: November 2022

Finally moving on…

It feels like we’ve been stuck on this section for an eternity! Today we got to the point where we are able to move to the next section… We did a last brush cut of the cleared higher path and … Continue reading

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Now you see why…

With the heavy and what seems like continual rain over the last few weeks, you can see why we clear off the higher ballast path… It gives people the option not to have to walk through the muddy puddles. It … Continue reading

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Butterfly Bank

More work on the butterfly bank today. It’s looking good as far as I can tell… It needs to be sheltered grassland habitat so the scrub on the side will act as a barrier and the dead-hedge at the top … Continue reading

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Look what I discovered!

More work on the butterfly clearing. Where we started clearing last week, we have nettles popping up!! What we want is grasses and kidney vetch wildflowers. It’s early days and there is still a load of scrub to clear. It’s … Continue reading

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Do We Actually Know What We Are Doing?

This time of year probably makes people think that we don’t. It’s all very much work in progress and does look very messy. However, there is method in our madness. The path becomes a quagmire where it’s in cutting over … Continue reading

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