Thurlby Wood, 22nd November 2009
Today's task was a mix of planting and chopping down. For the morning, we
planted a number of small trees and protecting them with guards and stakes.
Colin, the custodian of the wood, had invested in tree guards this time
round. Only a few of the trees we planted a few years ago had survived
the rabbits and deer, so this time we needed to give the plants a fighting
chance.
For the afternoon, we cut down bushes and scrubby trees that were growing
along the ditch by the main track. This was rapidly burnt on the
bonfire Nick got going in the morning. Colin helped by using his
chainsaw, although this ran out of fuel before we did!. There were
about 18 of us for this task and thanks very much to Colin who donated £100
to group funds for our work.
Julian
