Last time we were at the woods we were up at the viewpoint to begin scything the grass. There were only four of us so the area wasn't completely cleared. For the work party last Sunday 11th May we returned to complete the job. Eight of us went along and set to.
This photo shows what we left the last time we were working here.
The day was warm and sunny, and the grass was dry. Good conditions for scything.
Eric began dealing with the grass near the path edge ...
... while Jim and Andy started scything the grass further along near the bench.
Aiden and Cathy had been mowing closer to the top edge of the slope and were now raking up.
Will, Jim and Andy are contemplating what they have done so far before carrying on to some tougher stuff further along the path.
Looking back the other way, new volunteer Helen has been cutting and raking some of the grass from last time that has already grown considerably.
We finished around midday and you can easily see the difference from when we started.
As usual, the volunteers worked hard all morning to get the work done. The viewpoint will be tidy - for a while at least, thanks to Helen, Andy, Will, Eric, Jim above. Also Aidan and Cathy who had to leave before this photo was taken. I just hung around with them taking photos and moving some grass around!
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