To retain the meadow status, it is important that all the cut grass is raked off to deny the soil the nutrients the rotting grass would give it. That way the meadow flowers get a head start before the grass and weeds take-over. So, our task was to do as much raking as possible in the short time we have on a Wednesday GG session As can been seen from Terry's photos above, everyone was VERY busy and did a great job at clearing as much as possible. There was another task this week, to demolish the lovely "eel wrapped around the tree stump".
Sadly, this had been seriously damaged (beyond repair) by mindless vandals and had become something of a safety issue. Equipped with wrecking tools, it didn't take us long to reduce it to rubble and remove the remains. The steel reinforcing bars will be cut and removed at a later date.... sad to see it go but it is hoped to replace it with something to reflect the eel theme as and when funding allows. There was some coppicing of the shrubs along the banks of the stream. This was a well attended session under grey skies but the temperature is still VERY mild for the time of year.
Next week we are off to somewhere very posh, Haseley Manor...! Mark will be emailing out details, with maps etc, closer to the day.
Fame at long last....
Sue spotted this and sent me the link....(thanks Sue 👏)
https://www.islandecho.co.uk/volunteers-dig-in-to-help-council-tree-planting-campaign/
Many thanks to Terry for his excellent photographs.
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