Hackfall Wood - with a Twist
This month's trip to Hackfall Woodwas a bit different to normal. Yes, there was work in the morning, but then.... everyone moved on to the cafe in Grewelthorpe for a special lunch, kindly provided by the Hackfall Trust, as a thank you for the work that we do there throughout the year. (Thanks Tom and Alison - very much appreciated!!)
The photos below show highlights from the day.
The 15 strong team walked the 1.5mile path
down to the main work area. En route Ken felt the sudden
need to check he hadn't come out in his slippers.
No - all was well.
Upon entering the wood at the Grewelthorpe pond
Tom and Ros E were dispatched to get rid of this mighty
sycamore that was blocking a path.
...and soon the barrier was but a distant memory.
Meanwhile the rest of the team coninued down
to the riverside path below Mowbray Castle.
A second mini-team was tasked with repairing
three of the broken steps leading up to the castle -
a job that was long over-due.
After some initial digging ....
....the wooden boards could be pegged into place.
The remaining vols focused on a fallen tree
that needed removing from the bridge.
Anita wondered if a little pruning saw would work.
With a loud "TUT!" Dave A. elbowed her out
of the way and showed her the better tool for the job.
Everyone was soon busy and
all the brash was made into...
... Yes - you've got it - two brash piles.
By coffee time the bridge was clear
and the job almost complete.
On the way back to the cafe in Grewelthorpe
a number of other jobs were seen off.
replacing" said Osian.
Hey presto - the boards were renewed.
Logs and brash were removed
from the stream below Fishers Hall;
Steps were scaped clean;
Culverts were cleared;
Protruding branches were pruned;
A bridge was cleaned off and...
...fallen branches were removed from the
cascade below Grewelthorpe pond.
Tom, single handedly, risked life and limb
to remove this monster...
...but nobody took a photo -
so here's an artist's impression of the deed.
Tom ended up with very wet trousers.
At the Grewelthorpe cafe some lovely ladies were
waiting with homemade soup, sandwiches...
...and a selection of gorgeous cakes.
Thanks ladies!!
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed
their lunch in the sunshine.
Tom Ramsden of the Hackfall Trust thanked
the vols for all we do and outlined the plans
for the forthcoming improvements to be
made in the wood...
... including the restoration of
Fishers Hall plinth...
... and wooden window frames.
Days from a bygone age number 13 - NCV revealed
Remember the last challenge? Did you guess the NCV correctly? It was, of course our very own David, shown here in his Woodland Trust volunteer's kit.
Then...
...and now (shown here in his
Woodland Trust volunteer's kit.)
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