On Monday 9th September, we were helped by another five volunteers. This time they were from Dalcour Maclaran and came to help us as part of their company volunteering scheme. The area up the valley path near post 10 has a lot of bracken and other vegetation growing on it. This is where lots of primroses and some bluebells grow in the spring. The primroses need lots of light so we had to clear the bracken away to give them a fighting chance.
They got the hang of scything quite quickly and removed the bracken and grass until ,,.
,,, the whole area had been cleared and we could look forward to the primroses appearing next spring.
Having cleared that area we moved on to the rather hidden part that is the former cowshed. This is now just some concrete slabs - no buildings are left; but it would be good place to safely light a fire. It is tucked away behind some trees and lots of brambles ...
As you can see from the photos above this was no easy task ...
... but Emma, Henry, Lucas. Ollie and Sam got stuck in and made real progress.
They also recovered our bench which had been damaged and left halfway down the slope below the viewpoint. It was carried down the hill very carefully then left in the now cleared cowshed to await repairs.
It was a marvellous effort and we were so impressed by their hard work and cheerfulness. Dalcour Maclaren should be proud of you, and you are welcome back anytime you like.