22nd July 2014 ... weekly volunteers

Present:

Mike, John, Alan, Keith, Stuart, Pat, David p, Jonathan and Martin

Activities:

- put up some protection for dodder along the road. 6 stakes to prevent close mowing
- bracken pulling on SH
- lookered ponies
- bracken slashing on paths under powerlines south of stream
- pine sappling work uphill from crossroads
- pond survey and dragonfly count
- moved 5 fence posts over from one stump pond to corner on central fence, awaiting final post strengthening
- ragwort from various places including cricket pitch
- bracken along ridge near bench
- pollarding coppice near tool store

Observations:

- bracken sprayers present from 10
- gatekeepers , s coppers, peacocks, s white, meadow browns
- emporers, g ringed, c darter, l red, azure, emerald damselfly, migrant h, brown hawker, keeled skimmer, bb chaser 4 spot chaser
- 3 woodlark


Martin