Sunday 6th May 2018 - Work Party

At last, a sunny work party and with all the rain and a bit of recent warm weather it is certainly growing fast now.

Priority this month was to tackle the paths with the woodland mower finally out for it's first airing. All the paths, and the glade,were given a high cut. This might need doing again before the next session, but at least you can see where they are now.

Some foxgloves, donated by a villager, were planted and watered. Note the new set of blue trugs bought for use by the woodland group, and matching wheelbarrow!

A very good job of searching for and digging out sycamore seedlings and burdock was undertaken together with pulling out brambles and nettles along the path edges.

There aren't many bluebells so the taller vegetation was cleared around this clump.

Refurbishment of the noticeboard started with a coat of paint on the inside and Danish oil to protect the outside wood. This project will be ongoing for a few weeks. Since the work party it's had more paint.

The Baldwin apple tree has lots of blossom so hopefully many apples to come. This is our 

oldest fruit tree in the woodland and is a dual purpose variety good for cooking and eating.

All that rain and sunshine also means lots of wildflowers out in the woodland this month. Masses of cow parsley but also red campion, stitchwort,  Herb Robert and cowslips and more.

Stitchwort 

Cow parsley

Herb Robert 

Cowslips 

Also seen this weekend, butterflies. Orange tip, small white, speckled wood and small blue. 

The quince tree is in flower, also with lots of blossom, and the fruit bushes show signs of gooseberries and redcurrants so we will keep them clear of tall vegetation.

All in all a lovely sunny morning in a very green woodland.