Wed 8th Sept 2021 - Brading Down. GG # 851.

Hard at work, spread far and wide....

This was after just ONE hour of pulling..!

"Lights, Camera...ACTION." Utility Film Crew in action.

Nature Notes.

 If you have a fear of spiders then look away NOW...!

Wasp spider. ( See link  wasp-spider)

Weld. (See link.  Weld.htm)

Due to a misunderstanding as to EXACTLY where Car Park Number One is on Brading Downs, the team were somewhat scattered come the 10 am start 😀. Eventually we all managed to meet up at the same place and found Mark with the van & trailer. It is late in the season for pulling Ragwort and, as much of it was turning to seed, care had to be taken to bag it thereby reducing the risk of spreading the seeds even further. As can be seen from the photographs above, it was a gloriously sunny day with just enough breeze to keep the temperature comfortable for working.

Something a little different this week.....we had a film crew (well, a "crew" of two!) recording our exploits. Utility Films, a Ventnor based filmmaker, filmed us  for a documentary they are making on positive (not in a Covid sense) Island stories. All very exciting 👏.