Tuesday, 16 January 2018 ... weekly volunteers

Description:Present: John, Keith, Bob, Stuart, David w, Mike p, Mike m, Terry, Ian, Bob West, Mark new, Ray, Alan, and Martin Activities: - looked and fed the ponies. Near the bench - John did some work on road along the fence line, and some pine pulling along the m1 and batters heath - Martin and Bob cut a new fire beater stand, to replace broken one at the ride junction - Stuart dug some bracken peat as perks - cut birch around the pond that we found on ol2, burning the brash. - Keith and Ian finished planting the cherry whips

Observations:

- John brought a dozen or more elm stakes for the cherry trees - cold and quite a wind in the open. Rain held off until after we had left - red bunting along the road - Raven in ol2 - good flock of goldfinches at top lodge Martin