Tag Archives: Connecting With Nature
A Bit of Good (bench) News
Six of us turned out today in what must be the last throes of summer. Ian, Martin, Dave, Marcus, Andrew, and Paul. Andrew rescued our Geocaching trail last year, and details can be found in the side menu. Terrific fun … Continue reading
New Month – New Section
We made a start on our longest section today. Steve, Ian, Matt, and Paul turned out armed with way too much gear. However, because I knew that we were going to be a bit light on numbers today, I did … Continue reading
Section One – DONE
Seven of us turned out today for our weekly dopamine hit. Marcus, Reece, Mark, Ian, Martin, Matt, and Paul, and we had just today to finish the work on this first section (see September Jobs tab). 600 metres of 3,500 … Continue reading
How Difficult Can It Be…
How difficult is it to predict the weather just 12 hours ahead? The forecast was telling us that we were going to have a total washout. We changed our plans, yet again, and surprise, surprise, not a drop of rain … Continue reading
Lumberjacking – Week 2
When I woke up and looked out of the window this morning, I uttered a curse or two. It was raining, and the forecast for the morning looked pretty awful. I sent out a WhatsApp message to the group to … Continue reading
Lumberjacks For The Next Six Months
Seven of us turned out on a soggy morning. Reece, Ian, Steve, Dave, Martin, Marcus, and Paul. Rain was threatening and the forecast didn’t look good, but the only actual drops of rain were from what was held in the … Continue reading
Last Session of the 2025 Nesting Season.
We were back up to our normal numbers this week. Eight of us turned out. Steve, Mark, Martin, Ian, Dave, Reece, David, and Paul. Five of us went southwards to keep the connector between the Cawston path and the Dunchurch … Continue reading
Reduced Numbers…
There were only four of us this week. Various commitments like holidays, and actual paid work, kept about half the team engaged elsewhere. But Reece, Steve, Martin, and Paul made it and we did a bit of strimming and also … Continue reading
Unscheduled Bench Work…
Seven brave souls turned out today in the scorching heat. I think it went over 30 degrees C (almost 90 in F) as the sun slowly melted everything and everyone. Mark, Ian, Steve, Reece, Marcus, Dave, and Paul. We were … Continue reading
Bacon Time
Eight of us made it today with the lure of a bacon bap, seeing as it’s the first workday of the month. Mark, Ian, Marcus, Steve, Reece, Matt, Martin, and Paul turned out with a plan in mind. Marcus, Ian … Continue reading
