Work party 23/11/25
10 super volunteers were undaunted by the somewhat muddy conditions today. The weather was kind, allowing comfortable working sheltered from the westerly. The main task was coppicing more trees near…
Browsing: Work Party
30/10/25 – 06/11/25 – Nest box work parties
With two site visits during the last week, volunteers carried out the annual nest box maintenance work. We now have a total of 28 boxes suitable for Blue Tit and…
Work party 26/10/25
A fabulous crew of 11 accomplished today’s work in splendid fashion, finishing slightly early. We continued coppicing in the northern part of the wood, and used the material harvested to…
Work party 28/9/25
Today’s work party, in lovely weather, attracted 9 volunteers, including newcomers Alice and Duke of Edinburgh candidate Will. This was the first work party since the end of bird nesting,…
Work party 24/8/25
Although we don’t have a scheduled work party in August, we held a mini work party today specifically to tend to canopy trees (oak and lime) planted in recent years…
Work party 27/7/25
11 volunteers today in fine weather, thankfully without the heat of recent weeks. A special welcome to Becky, visiting from New Zealand, and new recruit Allister. Although the main focus…
Work party 22/6/25
For today’s work party we had 11 participants, including new volunteer Harry and young Felix accompanying Andrew. Thankfully the recent very hot weather had given way to cooler and breezy…
Work party 25/5/25
For today’s work party we had 11 participants and bright but breezy weather. Heavy rain for a brief period earlier in the morning had done little to alter the firm…
Work party, 27/4/25
We had 8 attendees today including Gemma, Paul and Julian attending for the first time. Many thanks to them and our regulars for a productive work party led by Bill.…
Work Party, 23/3/25
The weather was cloudy but fine this morning, making for comfortable working conditions. Among the 9 participants, it was great to welcome former volunteer Ian, who moved from the area…
