For the first work party in February on Sunday 8th we returned to the 'glade' and started to create a new path. It was to run from the back of the cleared area across another scrubby section to join the Jubilee Way. There were five volunteers present so we hoped to make good progress.
These photos show where we intended to make the path.
Andy, Chris and Graham started to clear away some of the scrub and brambles ...
... while Eric took on some of the bigger bits.
Graham worked hard in some tough brambles and made a good open space for the pathway.
This is other side of the tree in the previous photo. The path goes past here then on to the gap between the two trees in the background, under the 'arch'.
While we were making space for the path we found some interesting fungi. These are known as 'Jelly Ears' (Auricularia auricular-judae) which can be found all year round on dead or dying wood, particularly on elder wood which is where we found these.
With the work for the day completed we gave the new path a trial run before heading for home.
Compared to what we were faced with when we started we made good progress today. As we move into spring and on towards summer there will be more work to do here to keep the path open and available to our visitors.