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Friday, January 20, 2017

17th January 2017 ... weekly volunteers

John, Alan, Steve, Ian, Terry, Bernard, Mike m, Mike p, Stuart, Ray, David a, Jonathan and Martin

Activities:

- extended the track clearance in ol2, with cutting birch and bonfire of brash. Two good size log piles built.

- cleared some problem stumps from the track, but there are still a couple at the beginning to do

- pulled down some ring barked trees that had bent over or snapped.  note that small birch do not ring bark well

- cleared some birch that were crowding some oak and chestnut

- cleared a little glade at the side of the track

- John pulled some pine on the m1 and a rhododendron in ol2

- looked the ponies

Observations:

- brambling, bull Finch, redpolls
- ravens being territorial in ol2
- 2 collared turtle doves
- stock dove
- Coal tit singing
- goldcrest, GS woodpecker
- cold, but sunny
- David made a nice fire in Keith's absence in Egypt.


Martin

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