25th October 2016 ... weekly volunteers

Present:

John, Jonathan, Alan, Steve, Neil, Mike p, Mike m, David p, Keith and Martin

Activities:

- cleaned half the nest boxes
- pulled saplings on m1 and plateau
- split large logs at the tool store
- pulled some saplings near the pillow mound behind the cottages
- cut some Holly at both ends of the track down past the tool store
- mended a fire beater
- more pushing back of the bramble line
- looked the ponies


Observations:

- butterfly , peacock most likely, hiding in a wasps nest, in a nest box
- several hearings of crossbills
- Raven
- rutting Buck
- lots of redpolls
- woodlark singing
- possible brambling near roller stand
- one nest cleared was probably tree mouse


Martin