Remember (Christmas)

 In the holiday hubbub I forgot to post the Christmas eve eve planting. 

To the best of my recollection there was; myself, Stephen,Tanya, Geoff, Dave, Dianne, Peter, Matthew, Jon and Tess. But feel free to let me know if I have left you off.

https://youtu.be/gEcMzIIm_kM?si=zQxh18082SSpAylS

Oh tannenbaum!

Another trip to Linfit. Less animal petting this week though.

We were: myself, Geoff, Dave, Michael T., Philip, Dianne, Stephen, Cath, Hap, Ben, and Paul.

500 more plants went in.

The weather was pretty good, though we are on the wrong side of the valley to enjoy full sunshine.

Tekkno Christmas!

 Dave and I did 2 and half hours setting up for Saturday, and taking down the hazard fence from last week.

 Cath and Hap did 2 hours of excellent work pre-screefing for Saturday.

Dave and I spent 2 hours covering the top line of barbed wire, and doing 30m worth of screefing.

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Breaktime in the barn. Geoff explains demonic possession in cattle.

Back to the Linfit petting zoo. 

Today we were: myself, Ben, Paul, Philip B., Stephen, Geoff, Dave, Tanya, Dianne, Jon, Tess, and Matthew, with special guests Sophie and Alex.

We planted another 500 today, remarkable result given the weather and terrain, which was rainy, windy, rocky and roadside rather than cold lush field.

Philip wanted a Shane McGowan song, but couldn't find one with a suitable title. One can be added at a later date?

https://youtu.be/qU9mHegkTc4?si=gIjsbyVLknqQEcKs

For the record, another couple of hours spent prepping for Saturday morning. Myself Dave and Stephen

Cold cold ground

The last few plants going in.

Back to Linfit, and another 500 plant week mixed hedging.

We were; myself, Philip B., Geoff, special guest Maron, Tanya, Dave, Philip H., Dianne, Hap, Peter, Michael T., Jon, and Tess. 

Pretty cold, -3, but sunny. Previously dug ground had to be dug again due to it being frozen.

https://youtu.be/g0x62pa7ChI?si=LU3CzfSQLB-OacFN

 Today Hap and Dave did a couple of ours of recreational screefing at Linfit.

Another sunny day

Back to the Linfit hedge project, and another 500 plants put in. Which we need to do, to keep to schedule.

We were; myself, Philip B., Dave, Stephen, Jess, Dianne, Philip H., Hap, Michael T., Sophie, Arthur, and Matthew. 

https://youtu.be/rx08E0b0Rs0?si=eM-yXQ0VBnSfoGLA

Myself, Tanya, Dave, and Stephen spent a couple of hours on site preparing the plant mix, setting out materials, and digging.

I could be happy

 

Matthew took some great photos, so nicked one of his.

Up Linfit way today beginning a mixed hedgerow project. We were; myself, Matthew, Philip, Stephen, Steve, Geoff, Dave, Tanya, Jess, Peter, Michael, Dianne, Jack, Jon, Tess, and Cath.

500 plants went in. 350 hawthorn, 50 blackthorn, 25 field maple, 25 crab apple, 25 hazel, and 25 dog rose. This was a very good start indeed.

The morning ended with a short but very popular petting zoo experience with the farms many animals. 

Following a conversation about great 80's pop 12 inch singles

Two and a half hours spent unbagging, counting, sorting, and healing in plants at the Linthwaite site. Myself, Dave, Tanya and Cath. Very muddy.

https://youtu.be/WfhFunPO4bQ?si=_Ab0805vPrOQVs85

No more tears (enough is enough)

 

To Outlane. Where we planted approx 200 oaks to improve a previously planted area. Most of these plants were self grown by Stephen and Jess, with some leftover nursery stock of white oak.

We were: myself, Philip, Steve, Matthew, Jess, Cath, Sophie, Dave, Jack, Michael T., Hap, Dianne, Philip H. and Geoff.

As we walked back across the fields afterwards we were all struck by the spiders webs across the wet grass, in the low winter sun. Nice.

https://youtu.be/7ZUmzVTVbYY?si=aPPhBTsIGT6KTR-B

2 hours of solo digging to make way for this winters trees.

Nursery work for myself, Geoff, Matthew, Dianne, Philip H., and Jack. 

Sunday morning

Myself, Philip B. Philip H., Dianne, Paul, Dave did a token amount of work up old Mount Road, then went in the Cot,with Geoff joining, to enjoy some hospitality (pints) provided by a very generous landowner. 

No Doubt - with added Terry Hall

Wrong way round

Dave, Geoff, Dianne and Jess did yet more work at the nursery today. For some reason Jess's pic is the wrong way round.

https://youtu.be/lEJ_07SB7pc?si=cykch58ZxManBHTB

 More chopping and tidying at the nursery. We were: myself, Dave, Matthew, Dianne, Michael, Hap and Philip H.

 Some felling and cross cutting at the nursery. Myself, Stephen, Dave, and Tanya.

 More chopping and tidying at the nursery. We were: myself, Jess, Geoff, Dave, Philip H., Matthew, and Peter.

Tree of life

A morning at the nursery, cogitating its upkeep. And then cutting some stuff down. Tools were also audited, and gloves sorted. We were; myself, Steve, Dianne, Jess, Dave and Philip.

https://youtu.be/wKZzYEjwva4?si=ouPKPZaOx-_fNEFN

 Another couple of hours up Old Mount Road replacing spirals with actual guards and stakes.

Madly hot for September, and we were out on a hillside re-staking and guarding at Old Mount Road, Marsden. We were: myself, Geoff, Matthew, Paul, Philip and Dianne.

 Geoff, Dave, Jack, Tol, Dianne, Philip, Jess and Hap. Clearing more stakes and guards from Wholestone.

 Another session of solo work taming the undergrowth at the Nursery.

 Another couple of solo hours hacking through the jungle at the nursery. Dave has obviously been there doing some too.