Another enjoyable task at this Lincolnshire Limewood with a seemingly limitless supply of material that needs cutting and burning. As before, the aim is to open up the woodland either side of the main path into the wood to encourage growth of woodland flowers and other ground dwelling flora.
We
had a spectacular turnout of 24 people (which Richard reckons is a record)
and we all got stuck in to cutting some more scallops into the edge of the
wood, creating open but sheltered areas in the woodland. The ground
underfoot was predictably wet, but no one managed to fall in the ditch this
time. Even the weather was much nicer than forecast, although the icy
wind funnelled nicely along the ride. At least we proved the scallops
did provide some shelter from the wind.
With the high turnout, we got through a lot of work, keeping the fire fed
all day, with more ready for the next task here in March. We also
pushed our mug and hot water flasks to their limit. Thanks very much
to Dave for the emergency trip to his workshop in nearby Bardney to stock up
on hot water for our lunchtime cup of tea.
All in all a good days conservation work. Check out the Picasa website for more photos, courtesy of Jude
Julian