Tag Archives: Mountain-biking
Bench Maintenance Part 1
It’s that time of the year when we get all of our benches ready for the spring and summer. This includes any repairs and a re-stain with our rather unfortunate poo brown coloured wood preserver. I really wish we had … Continue reading
That sinking feeling…
That sinking feeling when we realise that we’ve bitten off far more than we can chew!! South of Berrybanks or north of the underpass, it feels like we are gonna be camped here for a long time… The before foto, … Continue reading
The Three Pillars
A Path For Everyone Creating a path that is accessible for walkers, cyclists, joggers, families, pushchairs, mobility buggies. Wide enough so people can pass comfortably or walk two abreast, can see far enough ahead so as not to feel intimidated, … Continue reading
Last workday for 2022
Well, we finally got here! Lots of things learnt or re-learnt over the year as we try to keep the three pillars of what we do equally balanced. A path for everyone A nature trail for wildlife A safe place … Continue reading
Thank goodness for hot coffee!!
Has Winter started? I never know if it’s the 1st or 21st of December… But whichever way you look at it, it was a cold day today… We made superb progress today and have the whole of the southern part … Continue reading
Itching to get going this year!!
We are getting close to the fun bit of the year. That time of the year where we can start clearing out the wildflower glades, cutting back, and generally putting in the work for next year. I have a rough … Continue reading
What’s in it for you?
Where does your money go if you become a Patron… £1 a month is a 20% share in a bird nesting box. £2 a month is a 25% share of a 4kg bag of peanuts for the birds. £3 a … Continue reading
It’s All Going Green!!!
Boy-o-boy!!! Last week I was wondering why it was not greening up, and bang!! It’s greened up. Nice to see the quadrant benches being used and nice to see the remains of a little fire in the centre. It’s good … Continue reading
Ooh – Something New…
I have rehashed the menu bar above to include a couple of new activities. Spotting and recording wildflowers, and the same with bug life. There is a brilliant smartphone app called Seek that makes identifying things easy and fun, and … Continue reading
Reschedule
Waiting for the metal plates to go on the front of the nesting boxes around The Bear pub. They have been despatched but no sign of them so we had to reschedule. The plates have a 28mm hole and the … Continue reading
