Elephant stone

Future burger licks new hedge.

Back to Meal Hill to do more hedging.

519 plants went in. We were; myself, Philip B., Philip H., Jess, Geoff, Dan, Hap, Dave, Stephen, Jim, Ben, Dianne, and Alastair.

For some of us the morning ended with the struggle to remove a henge worthy stone. Hence...

https://youtu.be/picVsVudTkQ?si=l9jhAD4TDqs0XOp3

Commanding presence.

Dig that crazy Santa Claus

Mulch mats galore.

Back to HD4 for some out of valley planting in collaboration with Kirklees

We were: myself, Philip H., Philip B., Geoff, Alastair, Dan, Stephen, Ben, Jon, Tess, Dave, plus 8 members of the public signed up by Kirklees.

We planted another 350 trees. Job done.

https://youtu.be/5HgHvnHoFXY?si=Q-fVnpatdDVJo4g4

Live wire

Philip briefs the group about the live wires.

This week were in HD4! Outside of our literal comfort zone, but working with Kirklees on this project.

We planted 45 birch, 30 hawthorn, 20 blackthorn, 45 rowan, 60 hazel, 45 oak, and 5 elder. 250 total.

We were; myself, Philip B., Ben, Stephen, Alastair, Matthew, Geoff, Dave, Jon, Tess, Sam, Ptol, Cath, Jess, Philip H., Dan, and Hap.

This is so great!

Harder than the rest

 

Philip and Jess

In a fit of unquestionable bloodymindedness we planted 481 hedge plants this morning. In truly atrocious weather. We were all wet cold and tired by the end, and there moments of mild temper frayedness. But also triumph! We are truly "harder than the rest".

We were; myself, Philip, Jess, Dianne, Peter, Ben, Geoff, Dan, Dave, Stephen and Matthew.

https://youtu.be/5Ro96tZ1Hr0?si=Fva9epe5AJmpjRG5