Present:
Keith, Alan, David w, John new, Jonathan, Stuart, David a, Mike p, Mike m, Ian, Ben, Bernard, Ray and Martin
Activities:
- tried to put up a kestrel nest box, but box failed at last moment and fell to the ground. Keith has taken away for repair before trying again
- Stuart brought some more hardcore which was put to work strengthening the kerbs of the road. Mike p scraped up some mud from in Front of the shed and placed on top as a filler.
- went to quarry and continued birch cutting and splitting.
- Mike p and David a finished renovating the drainage cuts across the track of the M1. They cut 2 new ones.
- some pine and birch saplings were cut or pulled near the bottom of the pillow mound behind the cottages. The scaffold pole pulling operation was demonstrated.
- Alan bagged up some compost for putting on his garden.
- looked the ponies. They are losing their winter hair.
Observations:
- cold wind to start with, but nice in the quarry and after lunch
- brimstone, peacock and small copper were first butterflies of the year
- chiffchaffs, redstarts, wood larks, goldfinch, linnet, redpolls, old pheasant egg,
- lizard
Martin
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