Todays work party at MOORS
I wasn't expecting the large turn out that we had today,
21 of us !!!. And 6 lots of cake:eat::t:
Many thanks to the crew, we achieved a massive amount considering the conditions and the inability to do any of the planned work in the water (iced over). With so many people present and all eager to get on with it... apologies for the slow start I get there in the end. 8-P
Thanks to Andy A. Bob O. Bobby P. Bob R. Charles. Graham L. Ian Jon. Ian Jos. Janet H. Jim B. John C. Julie W. Keith M. Kim W. Nick F. Paul M. Ray C. Steve S. Terry W. Tony B and me.
Once again thanks for cakes and pork pie.
I have had more varities of cake than birds this year.
Another 3 today Banoffee. Orange cake and raspberry and white chocolate . Also stolen two varieties and a selection of mincepies
Thanks to Julie, Ian , Bobby, Jim , Paul and Janet. This was obviously the reason why we achieved so much today ...burning of the excess8-PB
Work
1. Created a new feeding station in the plantation of the North Moors. This will be viewed from the north side of the new hide. It will take time to be used but hopefully will adds a new dimension to the new hide and the North Moors in general. The newly cut area was covered in bramble and old brash.. this was then used to screen off the dead hedge along the NM trail
2. Cleared in front of the North Moors viewing screens. The approach to the screens has been heavily planted up with willows. Today several more were woven to form a covered screen ( see photos). The other screen approach was again planted up with willows and woven as a living hedge . When it grows sufficiently we will create the canopy.
In the same area willows were coppiced and the brash was planted between the two screens.
3. The road from the causeway to the East gate was covered in leaf litter and had become very wet and slippery to walk on. Today we scraped this off to make walking easier and also to help our neighbour's from having any misfortune in their car's.
4 we also planted a handful of Hawthorne along the causeway and two large Spindle trees along the west track.
5. cleared around all the saplings planted last year in the NE corner of the North Moors
6. cleared bramble in front of AFJ's bench at the North Moors.
Contractors today cut back some of the large horse chestnut tree opposite the new hide. The reason is that it has some kind of disease that could kill the outer branches, for health and safety reasons they have been cut back. The wood chippings have been used as mulch around our new plants. Some of the larger branches have been used to create log piles.
Pics 1 to 4 show how the area to the right of the new hide has been transformed since early October. The bramble has been cut in the plantation and in the foreground . Spindle and hawthorn saplings have been planted and today (last pic) shows the feeding station as viewed from the right side window.