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 

 

Moo can go your own way

 

Another from Tanya's series "Terrifying pictures of cows"

We were up above Linthwaite today weeding some farm hedgerows planted a couple of seasons ago. It was hard work, thorny, nettly, and tightly framed by stone walls and barbed wire.

We were; Philip, Dan, Tanya, Adam, Dianne, Asad, myself, and Dave.

Dan, hemmed in by thorns and wall.

Moo can go your own way