Scything the Welcome Area - Again!

This post covers the last three work parties. The first one was on Sunday 10th May when four volunteers scythed the welcome area. I was away on that day and no photos were taken but the results would have been very similar to the main theme of this post. The following work party was scheduled for Wednesday 27th May but we had to cancel it because we were in a heat wave and working in such high temperatures would have been dangerous. Then on Sunday 14th June working conditions were OK and we got back to work.

In the following two photos you can see that the welcome area grass scythed a month before has grown back and needs doing again ... 

... along with the path alongside the allotments boundary.

Aiden started clearing around the edge of the welcome area where there is a considerable amount of encroaching vegetation ...

... while Peter, Eric and me started on the grass.

Meanwhile Jim, Kathy and Andy got on with the path by the allotments. The aim here was to clear away enough grass to create a wide enough path for walkers and other users. Clearing all the grass is too big a task using manual tools - the S Glos mowers haven't come yet to do the major mowing tasks!

We had a mid morning break ...

... then got back to work. Peter loading yet another barrow with grass cuttings while Andy, Jim and Luke are cutting and raking up some more for him.

We left a small area of the welcome area uncut to provide some shelter and cover for our small furry visitors, and somewhere for the airborne ones to land and get some sun, and the path by the allotments is now much easier to walk along.

A good morning's work on a pleasant day.