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| Trying not to lose a tiny spindle amongst the bramble trash. |
This morning we above Spring Head Lane, Marsden.
We were; myself, Ben, Tania, Emily, Julia, Sam, Tol, Jack, Dianne, Philip, Geoff, Philip, Stephen, Jess, Paul, and Cath.
We planted 45 downy birch, 45 sessile oak, 30 hazel, 60 hawthorn, and 15 (for the official record) spindle.
Terrain was infernally brambly in parts, but a pleasant morning other wise.
Butterley again to replace more trees burnt in the most recent moor fire.
We were; myself, Philip, Jess, Michael, Paul, Cath, Tess, Jon, Julia, Kayleigh, Matthew, Dianne, Philip, Tanya, Aaron, and Stephen.
Things planted were; 45 scots pine, 60 oak, 30 silver birch, 30 hornbeam, 30 beech, 15 black thorn, and 15 spindle.
Some of the plants were provided by TCV/OVO, but plants received didn't correspond varieties promised, the Spindle and blackthorn were surprise/shock substitutions for rowan and field maple.
Doubts were also raised about the suitability of some of the varieties for the site, but they were all we could get for nothing.
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| Sophie's choice |
Up at Butterly, replanting trees that were burnt in the most recent moor fire. The new trees were mostly supplied by OVO energy via TCV.
We planted 45 Scots pine, 60 oak, 30 aspen, 30 alder, 30 downy birch, and 30 bird cherry.
We were; Paul, Sam, Jack, Tol, Ben, Peter, Dianne and Philip, Geoff, Philip, Stephen, Hap, Sophie, myself, Tess, Jon, and Matthew.
Sophie finished the morning collecting oak galls, to make ink with.
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Once more unto Meal Hill rode the 16.
We were; myself, Philip, Geoff, Peter, Tanya, Julia, Jack, Jess, Lee, Dianne and Philip, Stephen, Ben, Jon, Kayleigh, Michael
We planted 200 hawthorn, 100 blackthorn, 10 dog rose, 10 hazel, 10 crab apple, 10 field maple.
Song refers to the Ashy mining bees that Tanya found last week.