27 September 2011 -- Weekly Volunteers

Present :

John, Ron, Neil, Alan, Keith, Mike, Jonathan, Pat and martin

Activities :

- cleared nestboxes back to high beeches.  Some bumble bees in residence, which
   we left if we spotted them in time.
- ring barked some trees near stream source
- cut bracken near bench and along the wood
- cleared some pine saplings along reynards way
- hot work and left a bit early

Observations:

- 2+ woodlarks
- Crossbills
- cauliflower fungus
- patches of gorse mite
- skylark
- meadow pipits, siskins, tree creeper, stonechat
- Sparrow hawk, kestrel, tawny owl
- Common darter, southern hawker
- house martins

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