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10 members were at today's session and we were again lucky to have a sunny morning. Sadly the edging to the path which was replaced last month had been removed so first of all we had to cut new pieces of branches.
The jobs we completed today were:
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Replacing the two sections of edging to t...
A good turnout of 13 members on a cold but dry morning. We had three specific jobs today. These were:
- The final two sections of the edging to the path alongside the wildflower area were completed today.
- A number of dead gorse bushes near the rocky outcrop on Alexandrina Plantation...
After 24 hours of continuous rain on the previous day it was a relief to see the sun out this morning.
We had a good turnout of 12 members and completed the following jobs:
- On Alexandrina Plantation we replaced a section of the edging to the path alongside the wildflower area and also...
Despite rain falling steadily we had ten hardy souls turn out for the traditional big new year clean up.
All areas of the two reserves were thoroughly checked and several bags of small item rubbish (cans, wrappers, bottles, carrier bags etc) were filled. There were also quite a few large items c...
After another very stormy week there was plenty to do and luckily we had 13 members today.
The Council had mown the wildflower areas in the last few weeks and even though the cutting machine collects most of the dead vegetation the Council had asked if we could rake these areas to remove the that...
On a real autumnal day with golden/yellow leaves cascading down, spectacular spider webs showing well with the early morning dew and the landscape obscured with fog this was an ideal day for working on the ridge. We had eight members today and we completed the following tasks:
- The bird boxes on...
We had a very good turnout with 13 members at today's working session and so were able to tackle a good variety of jobs. These were:
- Clearance of the steps leading from Thoresby Road and also cutting back vegetation overhanging the pavement on that section of the Thoresby Road that is alongside...
On a really sunny morning we had nine volunteers turn up.
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We concentrated today on the Alexandrina Plantation reserve and completed the following:
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The steps leading from Thoresby Road were cleared of debris and then swept. A step which had begun to rot was replaced. Nearly all these ste...
Only six volunteers attended work session today, which is almost our lowest ever turnout. Hopefully this is just a blip due to holidays
Despite the low turnout we managed to complete the scheduled jobs for today which included:
- opening up two very overgrown pathways
- removing s...
After a very hot and humid week today's weather was much fresher and ideal for working. As we had 10 volunteers turn up, we split into two groups in order to tackle the large amount of work needing urgent attention across both reserves.
Five of us spent the morning clearing vegetation from three...
