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Saturday Family Workday

We had an army of helpers today. Eight in total and we spend the afternoon clearing the brash from the previous workday. We had torrential rain all morning so everything was absolutely soaked. After a slow start by myself, Andy … Continue reading

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Stumped!

Great turn-out today with six of us, Mick, Mike, John, Aaron, Chris and myself. We built the fire around three of the tree stumps and it seemed to get going pretty quickly, but the stumps stopped anything that we put … Continue reading

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Hot One!!

Four of us made it today. Chris, Mick, Aaron and myself. We had a slight change of plan and caught up with burning off the brash. The fire was full on pretty much from the start and we just kept … Continue reading

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Let there be light!!!

Four of us today, John, Aaron, Chris and myself, and the plan was to clear all the brash that was left over from the last workday. However, the temptation to start hacking down more of the tree canopy proved too … Continue reading

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Bear Cutting

Good hard work out on the greenway and what a difference myself and Aaron saw. This bank was a tangle of bramble, scrub and brash six or so weeks ago. Thanks to all the people who have helped to clear … Continue reading

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Fire Starter!

Good day today. Raked off a load of brash and burnt it. This created the start of a new clearing. We need to take out the canopy above the path to get sunlight on the ground. End of the day, … Continue reading

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Man v. Nettles

Phil and myself today and we tackled a couple of tree branches that had come down over the last week of windy weather, and the dreaded nettles. We used the ‘weed whip’ and cleared a lot of nettles back off … Continue reading

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New Clearing Area Identified

It started off a bit cool on the greenway today, but as the sun burnt away the cloud, it soon warmed up. Four of us today and we met at the gate with a view, and pushed on towards the … Continue reading

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Litter Pick and Trim

Lovely morning on the greenway. We worked on the area where the gate looks over the countryside to the west, down to the picnic clearing. Basically, all we can do in the bird nesting season is litter pick and keep … Continue reading

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Smokin’ Workday

Well what a day! Five of us in the end and we really managed to have a good old tidy up and burn off the piles of brash. The day started foggy and damp, and I really thought that I … Continue reading

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