Saturday, 3 July 2021

Don't wanna

A tiny oak is grateful for the light.

En masse up to Wessenden this week, for bracken bashing. Its nothing personal, but when you have gone to the bother of planting trees, its annoying to have bracken shade them out and kill them in their first couple of years. 

We were: Paul, Geoff, Dave, Philip, Peter, Kayleigh, Adrian, Murray, and myself. And it poured with rain most of the morning, and was humid, so there was no escaping getting soaked. 

While it might have been a rainy day, our turnout in Summer is always less than Winter. People like to plant trees, but a good few of those people don't wanna do the work that makes sure they grow. Something we need to factor in to how many trees we can plant and care for each year.

https://youtu.be/crZvtA9I4lY

Saturday, 26 June 2021

The cutter

 The Scammonden contingent were Geoff, Dave, Hap, Michael, Steve G. and Peter. They continued clearning SC5 and SC6, Dave took re-useable materials back the nursery, and waste to the tip.

Over above Slaithwaite myself, Philip, Kayleigh, Matthew, Tanya, and Adrian spent the morning weeding the hedging planted at the sides of the fields at Hey 2. There were a lot of nettles, and we got a lot stung. And once again I managed to cut myself, this time with a sickle. Nothing major, but its getting a habit. On the plus side there were chickens.

https://youtu.be/nMplIrSlg8E

Saturday, 19 June 2021

Devil's haircut

Two groups again. Philip, myself and Tanya were at Waller Clough, giving the grass a haircut - so that the hedge we planted isn't overwhelmed. Dave had lent me his sickle, and I was so impressed I have bought one for my future use.

Dave, Geoff, Ben, Peter, Hap, Michael and Max were at Scammonden removing more guards from established planting.


https://youtu.be/aa3rBVb3v4g

Saturday, 12 June 2021

Nature boy

 

Beautiful pic of Steve communing with nature, by Jess

Geoff, Ben, Jess, Dave, Steve, Kayleigh and Michael were at Scammonden today, removing more plastic tree guards. It looks like it was lovely.

Steve was apparently listening to a (not the) cricket.

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