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Friday, April 17, 2020

Tuesday, 21st May 2019 ... Weekly Volunteers

Present:

John b, Ian, Mike m, Mike p, Barnard, Ray, Pat, Alan, David a, Paul, David w, Stuart, Terry,  Bob, and Martin


Activities:

- looked the ponies and cows.  Cows difficult.
- did some rework at the crossroads gryppe and the pond at the bottom of South Heath. Filling in unneeded drainage channels.
- constructed new small berm at one point in stream to raise level of water in a naturally formed canyon
- tried to mend dam above thirteenth pond.  May need more attention
- final tidy up of arisings from the ditch work, making a pile at the new bonfire site near the nest box on south Heath nearest the road
- some bracken peat dig for perks
- some bracken cutting either side of central fence
- a little bit of pond weed dragging, piles left near edge and restricted to at most one third of edge.
- a small amount of bracken pulling along the top.  Very little to do.
- checked for three cornered leek.  Nothing.

Observations:

- pretty nice day
- redstarts, woodlarks, tree pipits
- adder on the road near small gate
- Two Dartford warblers on south Heath
- buzzards, Raven, cuckoo
- a hobby reported
- Ray had birthday binge of cakes
- discussed watering tubes
- green hairstreak, small copper, small Heath
- dragonflies about, including four spot chaser, 
Large red damsel fly

Martin

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