work party write up 25/06/2017
Summary Once again pleasant conditions. The main task was trimming encroaching vegetation from the sides of some of the paths. For this purpose we were pleased to have the loan…
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Video of work in the woods
A relative of one of the members of the friends of Sharphill Wood did some filming last October of a work party and has uploaded this video on youtube to…
Work party 28/05/2017
Once again perfect weather, but being bank holiday weekend we had a lower than usual turnout. We focused mainly on path work. The first job was to move a fallen…
Work party 23/04/2017
During fine weather today, 8 of us climbed the hill and spent the morning doing useful things at the Wood. We were particularly delighted to welcome Ron for his first…
Work party 26/03/2017
Only 5 people were at the Peveril Drive entrance at 09.45am (Bill joined us later). As a result of the low volunteer turn-out (probably a consequence of Mothering Sunday and the clocks changing), we decided…
Work party 26/02/2017
The weather today was fine but quite windy, particularly later on, and ground conditions were quite muddy in places. We were delighted to be joined by 11 Meadow Covert scouts…
Work party 22/01/2017
Richard E kindly led the work party today in my absence and provided the following report. 1. Summary For the first Work Party of 2017, we had a good attendance…
23rd October 2016
This was a small work party, but nevertheless we achieved a reasonable amount in fine weather conditions. The first job was to coppice a hazel stool in the north-western plantation…
25th September 2016
Today’s work party took place in fine weather. We were able to resume woodland work now it is autumn, and we focused on removing some of the many small Norway…
24th July 2016
Excellent weather today, and as we were working inside the wood we were sheltered from the heat of the sun, although insects were an annoyance at times. This being the…
