Geoff, Jess, Dianne, Dan, Hap and Kara cleared further guards from two bits of SC14, and SC14b at Scammonden. Filling five bags on a lovely morning, though the going was quite tough on the very steep hillside. Geoff and Hap then took the bags, plus one more left at the nursery from last week, to the tip at Meltham for disposal.

Geoff, Dave, Dan, Jim, Peter, Asad, Hap and Steve G., completed the replacement of the shot-to-pieces guards on the oak planted in March 2022 at SC14b (Scammonden). We also began removing old guards for disposal from a section of SC14, just below where we were at SC14b, now mature enough to not need them. More to do here, probably next week.

 

Today we replaced some badly disintegrating guards on trees we planted 19th March 2022 to replace the non-native alder (American?) that died en masse around 2018 at SC14b. The trees, mainly oak are doing okay, but the deer were getting at them. In fact we saw a deer whilst there - it just stood a few yards from us watching our activities, then calmly sauntered off. 

Geoff, Dan, Jim and Kara attended.

Too long at the fair

Dianne, Kara, and Dave.

There was some tree work this morning. But there was also representation going on at the Leadboilers Fayre. Dianne, Jess, Kara, Dave and Ben were there.

Ben and Jess entered the "bale races". Jess says she is now officially the second fastest woman in the  Colne Valley. I assume she's referring to here place in a race.

Beautiful bit of Bonnie Raitt