For the work party last Sunday 13th October, we returned to the Paddock where we did a lot of work earlier on in March this year. Seven of us went along and were surprised by what we found.
This photo shows what we left the last time we worked here.
And this is what we found this time. Over the summer, the hazels we coppiced earlier have put on a lot of growth and the ground cover has also increased considerably.
One important job was to repair the woven fence that had lost a stake. Peter A, Peter M and Graham got on with that while Eric began dealing with some of the undergrowth.
At the other end of the fence Erika and Andy started to clear away the weeds that had taken over that area.
We decided to shift the path to a more direct line from the stile and steps, keeping closer to the fence instead of winding through the hazels. It would be harder to maintain a pathway through the hazels as they grow larger. As you can see, Eric and Graham are up to their knees clearing away the undergrowth.
Peter M finished off the repairs so the fence is now complete again.
Meanwhile, Andy and Eric made progress clearing the area close to the stile and steps.
More help arrived and the work was completed quite quickly.
The volunteers worked hard all morning to get the work done and the paddock path was soon opened up again. I expect we will be back to do a similar job but not until next year when nature wakes up.
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