Monthly Archives: October 2024

The Triangle Is Back

Five wildlife warriors made it today and lugged the heavy bags of Postcrete to get our triangle of benches back in the ground. No matter which way we look at it, there is absolutely no pleasure in carrying the 20 … Continue reading

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Active Travel

Nine wildlife warriors turned out today (Kerrie, Marcus, Reece, Dave, Matt, George, Steve, Martin and Paul) and cleared off the last wildflower glade. If we don’t rip it all out it becomes scrub, and the scrub will eventually give way … Continue reading

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Scallop Management

I have been banging on about “scallops” for ages now. I revisited my woodland management guides and when they talk about scallops along a path edge, they are talking about 50 metres in length and 15 metres deep. I think … Continue reading

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A Window Of Sunshine Between Days Of Rain

It really seems to have been raining non-stop for ages. Silly me left my wellies out in the garden and I could literally pour water out of them yesterday when I realised. I was dreading the soaking that we were … Continue reading

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Jaguar Land Rover Day

We had another team from the world-famous Jaguar Land Rover this week. Their task was to clear the scrub between the underpass and Berrybanks. It was, unfortunately, a bit of a wet day, but they cracked on regardless. They installed … Continue reading

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