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.

Stop me if I've used this one before...

Saturday 5 June 2021

Stoatally wired

Tanya and Steve

A  beautiful morning at Green Hill Clough, with everyone in one place, and all very convivial. Removing plastic tree guards from a site planting around 2003 (mostly).

We were: Geoff, myself, Dave, Paul, Kayleigh, Tanya, Steve G., Michael, and Matthew.

Ann had made us Bakewell tart.

There was some talk of stoats dancing. Having watched some videos I'd say that its more larking about than dancing, but I'd say that of Michael Clark too. 

Another fall reference...


Thursday 3 June 2021

Come back

 Dave and I spent a sad morning collecting burnt plastic tree guards from above Butterley.

Close up, those trees don't look too good. No buds or leaves, but some green still visible if you scratch bark, so maybe they'll come back.

https://youtu.be/ph57IaYdEsY


Saturday 29 May 2021

Wide open spaces

Wide open spaces? Where dem trees?

Today Geoff and company carried on removing guards from SC5 (digital map ref) at Scammonden. Making steady progress on this big sprawling site. Dave brought the trailer to take away old guards so far removed, and some 36 re-useable long stakes too.

They were: Geoff, Dave, Hap, Jess, Michael, Alastair and Jared. And Richard made a passing visit with his two spaniels.