Due to water levels we’ve abandoned hope of clearing pond 4 until 2016, so instead we hope to be planting Ragged-Robin and Devils-bit Scabious in the Reservoir Basin, and tansy in the New Meadow. Trowel/spade helpful.
Month | Sun | Fri | Task |
Oct 2015 | 25 | Plant Ragged Robin and Devils bit Scabious in Reservoir Basin and tansy in New Meadow as a less muddy option. | |
Nov 2015 | 8 | Clear Ings Dyke bank side (over stile) by the Friends | |
20 | YWT volunteer day | ||
Dec 2015 | 6 | Plant hazel saplings in Cricket Field Copse | |
Jan 2016 | 3 | Silver anniversary work party | |
PLUS | Cut back blackthorn in RB near orchids | ||
Weed Country Park hedge and plant 10 more gorse | |||
Cut and remove MMB enclosure | |||
Cut & remove New Meadow | |||
Cut & remove Cornfield grassland | |||
Tree sparrow boxes in Copse Meadow and/or Reservoir Basin | |||
Coppicing/pollarding trees east Pond and New Meadow | |||
Barn Owl boxes? | |||
Fence MMB scrape up to adjoining | |||
Dig scrape next to MMB one | |||
Clear creeping thistle adjacent south Blue Beck, (burn), and prepare for spraying | |||
Repair Hospital kissing gate | |||
Repair Pond gate | |||
Shed shelve and ramp | |||