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Wednesday 13 March 2024

Wed 13th March 2024 - Flowers Brook, Ventnor. GG # 972,

 Terry's Photographs.

















Alison's Editorial.

This week we were at Flowers Brook, Ventnor - always a popular venue.  We were working with the Ventnor Enhancement Fund team to help maintain the brook and the pool at the bottom.  A lot of sedge had grown up around the edge of the pool and needed to be removed.  This was heavy work with mattocks.  Elsewhere, bramble was cut back and the site tidied.  A litter pick was also undertaken.

Many thanks to Alison and Terry for making this week's blog possible.👏

Wednesday 6 March 2024

Wed 6th March 2024 - Old School Meadows, Gurnard. GG # 971.

 Terry's Photographs.














Alison's Editorial.

Today we were working with Gurnard Parish Council helping with the upkeep of Old School Meadow (formerly Cockleton Meadow) in Gurnard.  We were last there in September 2018!  

We were given quite a list of jobs to get on with over two areas.  The pond area had the usual suspects, bramble and buddleia, cut back.  Some whips of willow, hazel and crab apple plus foxglove and bluebells were planted towards the back of the pond area and various items of rubbish removed.  In the orchard area the beds were dug over and then re-covered with weed suppressant.  A variety of plants were put into one of the beds including thornless blackberry and spring bulbs.  A tree stump and 3 holm oaks were removed and the field maple hedge along the boundary between the orchard and the compost area was tidied up.  Whips were also planted along the hedge line next to the road.

All in all a busy session in glorious weather with the added bonus of lemon drizzle cake at break time.  

Many thanks to Alison for the editorial and Terry for the photographs.


Anyone remember visiting this site about 7 years ago, when Gizmo decided to try and run across the nice green grass area.... it was a slime covered pond..! 😀


Wednesday 28 February 2024

Wed 28th Feb 2024 Bully's Pit, Brading. GG # 970.

 Terry's Photographs.













Alison's Editorial.

This morning we were working with Gift to Nature at Bully's Pit in Brading.  We were divided into two groups.  One group went to the Butterfly Walk and the other stayed within the pit.  At both locations the buddleia has been getting out of control so we were asked to cut it right back.  Some had become tree-sized!  Arisings were piled high to dry out.  By the end of the session a considerable amount of buddleia had been cut back.  As a bonus the rain held off until right at the very end of the session.

Thank you to Trevor for the cakes.

Many thanks to Alison for the editorial and Terry for the photographs.

Wednesday 21 February 2024

Wed 21st Feb 2024 - Session cancelled due to weather..!

 Message from Mark.

🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️ Hi Everyone,


With things set to be very wet and windy tomorrow morning we've had a cancellation of the session to keep everyone safe. So no Green Gym tomorrow.
I am wondering however about popping down to the tool store during the morning and sorting out a few things there, so if you are keen on helping with that, email me back and if I do so I'll email you in the morning to let you know times and whereabouts in Shide it is.  

Next week it looks like a session in the vicinity of Brading.

many thanks
Mark

Photo of forecasted weather at 10:10....😒