Final Winter Worky Day of the Season

With nesting time just around the corner the winter worky days are coming to an end. A record number of volunteers attended the final Saturday session of the season and set to work clearing the brash from the felled Sycamores.

Volunteers used bow saws and loppers to cut up the brash into smaller pieces to feed the fire.

The perimeter fence was cleared of branches too.

This Seven Spot Ladybird was found amongst some of the mossy branches in the log pile.

Adam attacked some of the larger logs with the chainsaw.

The team worked hard to grade the brash. Smaller branches were taken to the fire…..

whilst larger pieces of timber were used to line the edges of the woodland path.

Pegs were made from the medium sized branches and used to hold the 'rustic' edges in place.

The younger members of the work party enjoyed knocking the pegs into place with hammers.

By the end of the day the path looked fantastic.

The photo below is the same view that was shown on yesterday's blog post. What a difference!

Thank you so much to all of the volunteers who have given up several of their winter Saturdays. Your efforts will directly benefit wildlife and visitors alike over the coming summer months.