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We had 10 members attending this morning and the following jobs were completed:
- 15 of the bird boxes were cleaned ready for next year and all apart from one had been used. None needed repair this year.
- The new Green Flag Community Award notices for 2024/2025 were erected.
- Once again mud was...
There were 10 members this morning and the following jobs were completed:
- A trench was dug around the wildflower area on Thoresby Road to show where this area needs extending to as over the last couple of years it has shrunk quite significantly.
- Overhanging branches on the footpath near this...
Only 7 of us this morning and that included 3 newcomers, who we hope will become members.
- We did manage to thoroughly clear the area around the hazel trees which we made a start on last month. A very large amount of bramble was cleared and that should now allow the spring bulbs to not only grow...
Once again we had 12 members attending on a reasonably cooler day after the heat of the previous four days.
The priority this morning was in clearing pathways.
All the well used minor paths on Alexandrina Plantation were cleared as well as the main circular path, the bridle path plus the area ar...
We had 12 members this morning which was fortunate as a big job was planned.
Eight of the group set about clearing the Russian Vine that originated from a neighbouring house on Cranston Road. By sheer coincidence the people who were just moving in to this house had cleared the vine from their sid...
We had 9 members turning out on what was a perfect sunny day.
Apart from the usual litter collection on both reserves all the work today was concentrated on the Alexandrina Plantation reserve. With the combination of plenty of rain and warm weather there had been a real spurt in the growth of ever...
May 2024 Work Session Report
17 MayWe had 8 members this morning which was a bit less than normal but perhaps because it was a bank holiday weekend and the weather was really pleasant.
All the work was concentrated on the Markham Road site when the following jobs were completed
- The primroses and cowslips that were planted quit...
On a very windy but dry morning we had 9 members attending.
Apart from the removal of the dead branches in the tree avenue opposite the grassland area on the Markham Road site all the work was carried out on Alexandrina Plantation reserve.
- Mud and compacted leaves were cleared from the worst...
We had 11 volunteers this morning and fortunately the weather was ideal for working.
The Council had given us a selection of silver birch and elder and someone from Canopy 2050 had supplied a lot of hawthorn and a few yew all of which looked really strong and healthy.
- The area alongside the h...
We had a good turnout of 12 members and the following jobs were completed:
- All the repaired and new bird boxes (14 in total) were erected split between the two reserves.
- The wildflower triangle near the entrance to the Alexandrina Plantation reserve was scarified and a long meadow seed mix...
