Tuesday work party at Moors part 2
The second group of 10, Paul M, Paul H (beyonder), John C, Terry N, Terry W, Matt, Sukie, Janet, Andy H and me.
continued coppicing / pollarding and dead hedging the north east emergent woodland.
We chopped a few more ash trees mostly in the north section, Andy H chainsawed a few before his chainsaw packed up, Several trees were treated and others 'ring barked'.
A few logs were left on the ground and covered in soil and leaf litter to create micro habitat. The rest of the brash was used to create a double dead hedge at the front and back of the woodland. We then moved to the southern section (which is at the start of the east track) which is dominated by willows close to the reedbed. By pollarding them we have opened up the area and made it more enticing to a larger range of flora and fauna.
We have almost turned the area inside out..by that I mean the taller trees have been left. A gradual incline from the water through the reeds, then into herbaceous and scrubland, finally meets the tall trees next to the road. This is how an ideal wetland habitat should look. It lessens the shading and drying effect that trees in the 'wrong' place produces.
The project is not quite finished yet, but even at this stage the variety of habitat in this area has been massively increased.
Pic 1 and 2 show tody's work
3 shows the view from Life styles and 4 shows inside the area viewed from there.
5. shows the view from the southern section just inside from the east path, looking north.
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John