Wed 13th Nov 2019 - RSPCA Animal Centre, Godshill. GG # 810.

Terry's Photographs.

Meeting up in the car park.

Planting whips to fill in the gaps.

Planting bushes by the new entrance.

There are always BRAMBLES...!

Working at trimming back the hedge line.

Autumnal clearing up.

Repairing the pathways.

The completed hedge planting.

It has been some years since we held a GG session at this venue and a lot had changed since our last visit here, now with many new buildings for the staff and animals - nice..! Mark mustered us in the car park and gave us the usual long list of tasks that needed our attention so it was time to split into working parties and get it all done. On a previous visit we had planted a row of whips to form a barrier between the dog walk and the exercise areas but some had not taken, leaving a few holes. New ones were dug in complete with supports and rabbit guards (see photos above). One team tackled the overflow parking field hedging, working their way around trimming back as needed. The fine new building looks much better now it has two bushes planted on either side of the main reception area entrance and another team tackled the numerous piles of autumn leaves everywhere around the grounds. Tea break took a bit of organising with only one kettle to supply the hot water for all of us but Team GG rose to the challenge...! After tea we diverted our attention to the dog walk that runs past the pond and through the old orchard area by trimming back the plant growth and repairing the pathway as needed. As the first photograph shows, the daytime temperatures are starting to drop off now, hence the layers of clothing and hats, but it did stay dry for the whole session. 

Many thanks to Terry for the photographs this week.