Our task
today was to plant 500 native trees, once again funded by Woodland Trust and
Laver River Trust with advice from Marian Wilby. Unlike last week the sun shone warmly on our
backs as 9 NCVs, 3 North Yorkshire Countryside volunteers, and young Tom from
the farm, set about adding to the 3000 trees already planted by friends and
family of the owner, Mr Fountain.
Paul was happily employed practising his new found skills of chainsawing, thinning some of the mature trees which were in danger of falling into the river due to the erosion of the river bank.
A mixture of
English Oak, Sessile Oak, Rowan, Holly, Hawthorn, Downy
Birch and Silver Birch were planted on the steep bank and amongst the gorse, a
rather prickly problem, but we are hardy souls and will not be beaten.
Alder found a good home in a damp area of the field and a mixture of Wild Cherry, Oak, Holly and Alder and anything else that was left was planted in a patch across the lane.
This week’s
treats included flasks of tea and coffee supplied by the land owners, delicious
biscuits from Ros E’s mum and a special treat of an unexpected convenience –
composting loos or Tree Bogs.
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| Lunch in the warm sunshine |
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| Spot the cunningly disguised compost loo! |
These are
cunningly disguised porta-loos without the chemicals, water, smell or paper,
just straw, and are provided for the use of campers who hire the field. The theory is that the waste is converted to
biomass which feeds the surrounding trees, so we should expect to see some very
healthy specimens in the not too distant future.
Just a short
hedge to plant next week!
Anita
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