For the record, Geoff, Cath, Jess, Dianne, Dave, Jim, Dan, Hap, Philip H. and Stephen went to Scammonden yesterday for guard clearing. We did quite a bit and finished off that top area including bringing some old guard piles off site, and some stake recovery.

The flowers of (b)romance

 

Dan, Jim and me.

High up above West Slaithwaite this morning, at Slacks, and Deep Gate. Straightening trees and collecting old guards again. We were; myself, Philip, Tanya, Dave (briefly), Geoff, Steve, Dan, Jim, Catherine, Tom, Hap, Matthew, and Paul.

https://youtu.be/jBaQOdsTAKo?si=nubSyEvXmilchXW9

 

Matthew!

I was unavailable this week, but some stalwart souls were at Butterley collecting old tree guards for re-use or disposal. These people included, Matthew, Geoff, Tanya, Dave, Philip H., Dianne, Jess, Paul and Dan.

Peace

 Second week above Marsden, no alarms and no surprises, just lots of old plastic tubes removed, and few straightened. We were; myself, Jim, Catherine, Tanya, Geoff, Paul, Hap, Philip H, Dianne, and Dan.

https://youtu.be/jZeKT0UctOQ?si=5o-JR8IknMof8B2y

Tee se itse

Up above Marsden today removing old tree guards and tidying those that still need to be on. We were; myself, Geoff, Philip H., Philip B., Jess, Dianne, Paul, Jim, Ben, Dan, and Steve. 

https://youtu.be/Bv3MG-3gjks?si=EGRhrZjY251cjSEP

Say goodbye

Why do women carry things on their heads?

Our final day at Wholestone. We were; Ben, Geoff, Dave, Hap, Dan, Jess, Dianne, Tanya, and myself. Dave brought cheese, cake and whisky.

We celebrate finishing

https://youtu.be/b5bXQl67RgE?si=ViDNcTm1CvC0ualP

Back at Wholestone for more guard removal. We were; Geoff, Steve,Dave, Jess, Dianne, Jim, Cath, Dan, Philip H., Ben, and myself.

Another Wholestone session. Details to be confirmed. Geoff, Dave, Ben, Steve, Philip H.,

Root down

 

Before

After

To Scammonden! To do some weeding of some White Rose Forest planted trees. 

We were: myself, Philip, Dave, Geoff, Hap, and Tanya.

Tunnocks tea cakes were our reward, courtesy of Tanya.

Blindin' tune for this event

https://youtu.be/HkD1EhuTPxI?si=43ZWpJ3qNLhjbNf5

Just 25 minutes of valve oscillators dancing with each other

Hap, Dave, Philip

Back to Eastergate to save more small trees from tall bracken. We were; myself, Philip, Dave, Geoff, Hap, Paul, Dan, and Tanya.

Hap brought a luxurious chocolate cake.

Lots of talk about the election, and our workload.

https://youtu.be/7vMQx3sKlv8?si=b3RIcCxXVucryld5

Candidate

 An evening at Linthwaite, weeding a previously planted hedge.

Myself, Philip, Dave, Peter, Geoff.

More cows were encountered.

Election day, so a reminder that everyone is human!

https://youtu.be/jasdnyBpyY4?si=c1RihAW4fAUV-M82

Dragonflys

Before

After all our hard work

This week we were up beyond Eastergate Marsden, knocking back bracken around National Trust planted trees.

We were: myself, Philip, Geoff, Jim and Catherine, Peter, Michael T., and Paul

Geoff and Philip saw a dragonfly!

https://youtu.be/7a-QcYE7lp8?si=TIdAH_qpu-oUA_W5

Kodachrome

Paul, Philip, Julio, Marilene.

This week we were up Wessenden doing a bit of bracken bashing and tidying. 

We were: myself, Geoff, Philip, Steve, Jim, Jess, Lauren, Dave, and Tanya.

Also joined by Marilene and Julio, taking photographs.

Cake was lemon drizzle.

https://youtu.be/8rlDTK6QI-w?si=8LuP8J3U21Bd6sYy

Diamond dogs

This morning I went and sprayed all the hedge lines we planted on Old Mount Road. I had to negotiate three of the biggest alsation dogs ever. They were all super friendly, but flippin huge.

https://youtu.be/OTIsnYPG4lU?si=MDXZhXokdzKofy9V

Cow cow boogie

Back to Meal Hill Lane for more hedge weeding.

We were; myself, Geoff, Dave, Jess, Dianne, Jim, and Peter.

A herd of brown bullocks found our work fascinating.

https://youtu.be/ic2EFW9ouyU?si=wuapYycUOOitCagK

More (hedge) than I can stand

Steve battling valiantly

 At Meal Hill Lane in Slaithwaite. Weeding a long, long, hedge.

We were; myself, Geoff, Dave, Peter, Philip B., Steve, and Philip H.

https://youtu.be/NlosJaraveU?si=On7InD2cbvz7SBba

What is this?

More Wholestone Moor guard removal on Saturday, done by: Geoff, Dave, Philip H., Dianne, Ben, Hap and Jim turned up later on. Six or more bags filled removed, one left up there.

Yet more Bobby Womack....

https://youtu.be/vUWiDOmaF90?si=IXC1gIkn3GolaY4p