Work Party Sunday 1st December 2024

Meet 9.55am at The Iron Bridge

Dear all,

This month's tasks were all about hedgelaying.

Firstly, we made a good start of hedgelaying on a new section of the cattle fields. It wasn't long before the local residents in field 3 wandered over to see what we were up to.

Some of the hedgelaying we carried out last season had flourished, so much so that we need to trim those sections. It's recommended to repeatedly cut back the new growth in the first 3 - 5 years, allowing the hedge to gain in height and width each year, so our second group set to work on that task. The benefits of trimming this way help to maintain the hedge density, with more leaf cover for nesting birds and small mammals and allowing the hedge to fruit and berry each year.

Jack Westbrook

Lead Warden

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Many thanks to:  Mike Lansdown, Phil Gibbs, Alison Marriott, Sylvene Greaves, Kim Jacob, Alex, Russell Ball, and Nilesh Dodhia