Tag Archives: volunteer work
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
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
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
Ahead of Plan
We made great progress today, and the next one is our weekender (Sat 15th 10-to-12). A speeded up clip of where we got to… Next one is either carrying on clearing the easterly side to the bridge, or come back … Continue reading
The Clearing Out Has Begun
It’s that time of the year again, probably a few weeks late, but everything that grew over the summer is spent, seeds dropped and needs to be cleared and stacked away from the area. The reason why we need to … Continue reading
Hawthorn Walk
We kinda finished our work on the new lower path today. It’s a welcome alternative route for anyone using the path as a there-and-back walk. The path runs from the middle round picnic bench, northwards towards the birdfeeder glade. The … Continue reading
Coffee and Pretzels
A little bit of an American flavour to the workday today with pretzels – or so I thought… It seems pretzels originated from Germany and were invented by monks!! American or European, I don’t think anyone would be impressed with … Continue reading
Quiet and Respectful Session
We just gathered and carried on letting light onto the new path. We are being heavily guided by Forestry England and the Woodland Trust at the moment. Their suggestion is trees being about two metres apart so that they can … Continue reading
Stressful Day
Today was incredibly stressful due to oldest child going up to secondary school and today was his first day. It has been a stressy slow-burn getting here and suddenly the ratchet notched up to the max as the day finally … Continue reading
Quite a bit to share this week
The main thrust of this week’s workday was clearing some of the thicker branches along the new 225 metre Hawthorn Walk at the south end. In my mind’s eye, I can see a hawthorn and bramble hedge along the fence-line, … Continue reading
