12th December 2017 ... weekly volunteers

Present:

John, John new, mike m, Ian, David w, Alan, Bernard, Jonathan, Stuart, Keith, and Martin

Activities:

- looked the ponies
- explored some of the mowing from last week, while looking
- bonfire behind tool store, using existing brash and pollarding and coppicing in and outside the wood
- splitting and sawing most of the big logs inside the store. Brought in some more smaller logs to dry
- helped get a white van back on the road, having got stuck trying to turn round.

Observations:

- very cold but clear sky and little wind. Fab views
- lots of ice on the reserve, snow stuck to the sides of trees
- discussed change in parking, using the outside of the road by the cottages and then a chicane and parking further along on the south side.
- discussed arrangements for Xmas. No boxing Day session, but ok for 2nd Jan

Martin