20th October 2015 ... weekly volunteers

present:

John,  Jonathan,  Bernard,  mike m,  Stuart, Alan, Pat, Ray, David a and Martin

activities:

- looked the ponies. they were not altogether
- four went on a fungus foray run by martin Allison for the Eastbourne SWT group
- pond work on Amex, Frog, Haywards and one stump.  the island in frog pond dug out for earth to increase the dam at Amex.  below the outlet of Amex clay was dug up also to raise the banks of Amex, this creating a new small pond.  the outlet on Haywards pond was cleared and maintained, and part of the bank that was also leaking water was filled in. work was also started on one stump pond, and two birch trees that were shading the area were felled and cut up
- Ray freed a deer that got hung up near the iron gate beyond the cottages along the road, which may survive though it must have got some injuries and shock. it was in hiding when we left. it looked reasonably OK, but we will have a check next week.
-the cut piece of fence was repaired

observations:

- raven
- brimstone
- very nice sunny day

martin