Tuesday, 6th August 2019 ... Weekly Volunteers

Present:

John, Pat, Alan, Jonathan, Stuart, Mike p, Mike m, Ian, Keith, David a, David w, and Martin

Activities:

- looked the cattle
- piled up the logs that had been dumped behind the shed last week, and re-covered all the stacks
- did some splitting of roundels
- cut back some of the encroaching brambles around the shed
- moved the pile of machine cuttings from the path going up to the car park
- did a big sweep of bracken pulling across the reserve and up to the ne corner
- cut bracken on the track parallel with the m1 in ol2
- cut down and removed a dead leaning  pine from that track, and removed one lying across the track
- a dead birch near the bridge was threatening to shift part of a dam downstream of the bridge. It was cut to reduce these forces
- reptile count
- bagged up some bracken peat for perks

Observations:

- nice weather, but a bit windy
- adder under tin on south Heath
- 2 Dartford warblers on south Heath
- possible party of 12 ravens
- discussed pony situation
- plenty of slow worms
- David w taking a wedge for reducing the angle of attack


Martin