MacDuff on the blog

Wednesday, October 28th 2009

As MacDuff missed out on yesterday's blog, here he is in the mist this morning.

MacDuff in the mist

He was watching the volunteers burning Gorse on the middle moor. The cattle are always curious and love to stand close to the fire as demonstrated by McGregor below!

McGregor by the bonfire

Plenty of wildlife has been spotted whilst working on the moor. Today Megan noticed a 7-Spot Ladybird and a beautiful spider's web. Here is Colin rescuing a Toad that was too close to the bonfire! Several Fieldfares and Snipe have also been seen up on the moor this week.

Colin rescuing a toad

Meanwhile, back at base the team from Balfour Beatty were busy re-surfacing the area around the new workshop.

The Balfour Beatty team

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