On the Heath

Tuesday, September 5th 2017

If you look back through the blog entries over the years at Foxglove, one of the most frequent tasks done by the volunteers is removing encroaching vegetation from our heath. As we repeatedly explain, saplings such as birch, willow and gorse overshadow the heather and over time the heath would be replaced by woodland. Today’s task appeared to be the same as usual; however, the volunteers set to work with more of a purpose and the optimism that our days of working on the heath might be nearly over. The reason for this is that the heath is going to be fenced to allow us to graze Exmoor ponies. They will hopefully keep down the other vegetation, giving the heather a chance to spread.

It was largely the perimeter of the heath that got attention today, to make space for the fencing contractors to work, along with a patch of larger saplings.

Most of the day was wet but our volunteers came dressed for the occasion and worked on regardless.

Those who stayed until the end of the day were treated to some glorious sunshine. A female Pheasant came out to feed once the rain had stopped. 

Thanks to everyone who helped out today- we got a lot done.

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