Tuesday 9 July 2024

Hackfall Woods: 09-07-2024

Back to the woods.
But what's on the agenda?

 It would probably only mean one thing - a long walk in and then bashing the bracken around the young saplings in the 20m diameter tree cages near the Dropping Well. We all know why these jobs have to be done, but that doesn't mean we have to like them. It certainly doesn't help when it is wet. And boy - it was most definitely that!!! In fact, it rained so much that the photographer's hands were too wet to hold her phone to take many pictures - here's what she managed.....

 
Oh dear. That's not a good start.
Something to report back
 to the walling group....

Oh heck! That needs shifting too.
Something to do on a drier day.

The view across the plantation
 from inside one of the cages.
A miserable outlook.

The view of the inside of the cage
 wasn't much better. 
Trees? What trees?

I'm sure if we rummage around
 we may find some amongst the 
bracken and very tall balsam.

Well that's the second cage done.
Mick's smile widened as Liz
called a halt to the soggy proceedings. 
The other 6 cages will have to 
wait for drier conditions.

Everyone was relieved to reach the 
car park and unpeel their wet gear.
Amy had done her best to keep 
everyone's spirits up with
 lemon drizzle cake (thanks Amy).
We have no photographic evidence 
of this but I'm sure it was delicious!

 

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