present:
John, Neil, mike m, Keith, David a, David p, Ray, Alan, Bernard, and martin
activities:
- looked the ponies
- 3 bonfires on south heath of gorse previously cut
- some ditch work
- cutting up logs for firewood in the tool store
- brought a lot of logs into the tool store ready for next rainy day
observations:
- some logs taken
- weather not very nice to start with
- jack interested in looking at the iseki
- David a borrowing some tools for the weekend
martin
Saturday, December 5, 2015
17th November 2015 ... weekly volunteers
present:
John, Neil, Jonathan, Pat, mike p, mike m, David a, Keith, Ray, Bernard, Ron Stuart and martin
activities:
- pond work on the new ponds on OL1, making a cascade of small pond to retain water
- started mending the gate post near the small wooden gate. more work needed.
- fitted new lock to the south heath heave gate
- cleared the gutters of the tool store and filled the brochure box
- cleared the nest boxes on the NE side of the stream
observations
- woodlark calling
- raven
- kestrel
- storm broke just before stopping for lunch
- marsh tit
martin
John, Neil, Jonathan, Pat, mike p, mike m, David a, Keith, Ray, Bernard, Ron Stuart and martin
activities:
- pond work on the new ponds on OL1, making a cascade of small pond to retain water
- started mending the gate post near the small wooden gate. more work needed.
- fitted new lock to the south heath heave gate
- cleared the gutters of the tool store and filled the brochure box
- cleared the nest boxes on the NE side of the stream
observations
- woodlark calling
- raven
- kestrel
- storm broke just before stopping for lunch
- marsh tit
martin
10th November 2015 ... weekly volunteers
present:
Alan, John, Keith, Jonathan, Stuart, Neil, Bernard, Ray, mike m, mike p, Ron, Pat and Martin
activities:
- looked the ponies. the limping one looks a bit better, but still limps going uphill. mark came and put out two Licks and some nuts
- pond work on muddy pond, the small pond just up from the bridge and the pond under the bridge.
- a glade was cut in OL 2, off the track from the wooded edge of the cricket field. brash piles and a stack of 4 ft logs made
- mark left a new supply of fence posts beyond the corner of the cricket field
- Ron and Martin did the first third of the nest box route clearing out the boxes
- and then helped mark chose and red spot 45 trees for the chain saw trading sessions that are shortly taking place
- pat helped two ladies fill their car boot with bracken peat from the roller stand, after responding to a freecycle offer.
observations:
- peat bags donated by jack were taken
- mark got stuck in the mud in the corner of the cricket pitch and this will need some repair
martin
Alan, John, Keith, Jonathan, Stuart, Neil, Bernard, Ray, mike m, mike p, Ron, Pat and Martin
activities:
- looked the ponies. the limping one looks a bit better, but still limps going uphill. mark came and put out two Licks and some nuts
- pond work on muddy pond, the small pond just up from the bridge and the pond under the bridge.
- a glade was cut in OL 2, off the track from the wooded edge of the cricket field. brash piles and a stack of 4 ft logs made
- mark left a new supply of fence posts beyond the corner of the cricket field
- Ron and Martin did the first third of the nest box route clearing out the boxes
- and then helped mark chose and red spot 45 trees for the chain saw trading sessions that are shortly taking place
- pat helped two ladies fill their car boot with bracken peat from the roller stand, after responding to a freecycle offer.
observations:
- peat bags donated by jack were taken
- mark got stuck in the mud in the corner of the cricket pitch and this will need some repair
martin
3rd November 2015 ... weekly volunteers
present:
John, mike p, Alan, Keith, David p, David a, Ray, Neil, Stuart, Bernard, and Martin
activities:
- bonfire near the car park of last week's arisings, plus more gorse and birch cutting
- pond work on thirteenth and Irish ponds and investigated muddy pond
- collected five bags of bark chippings for mike p, and taken away
- looked the ponies. limp on brown mare worse when climbing slope. evidence of four wheel drive vehicle going around reserve and the corral built at the roller stand.
observations:
- woodlark calling
- fieldfares
- reed bunting
martin
John, mike p, Alan, Keith, David p, David a, Ray, Neil, Stuart, Bernard, and Martin
activities:
- bonfire near the car park of last week's arisings, plus more gorse and birch cutting
- pond work on thirteenth and Irish ponds and investigated muddy pond
- collected five bags of bark chippings for mike p, and taken away
- looked the ponies. limp on brown mare worse when climbing slope. evidence of four wheel drive vehicle going around reserve and the corral built at the roller stand.
observations:
- woodlark calling
- fieldfares
- reed bunting
martin
27th October 2015 ... weekly volunteers
present:
John, Jonathan, mike p, Pat, Bernard, David p, Ray, Alan, Keith and Martin
activities:
- pond work on one stump, upper and lower ponds
- pollarding birches along the top from the car park, and some gorse coppicing. brash around a future bonfire site.
- looked the ponies. one is still limping badly
- Ray checked the young deer that got hung up last week. absolutely no sign of it, so one thinks that it perhaps survived
observations
- 3 ravens
- very strangely coloured blackbird sized bird along the top. no identification yet made. possibly an aberrant jay
-woodlark singing, meadow pipits, skylarks passing through
martin
John, Jonathan, mike p, Pat, Bernard, David p, Ray, Alan, Keith and Martin
activities:
- pond work on one stump, upper and lower ponds
- pollarding birches along the top from the car park, and some gorse coppicing. brash around a future bonfire site.
- looked the ponies. one is still limping badly
- Ray checked the young deer that got hung up last week. absolutely no sign of it, so one thinks that it perhaps survived
observations
- 3 ravens
- very strangely coloured blackbird sized bird along the top. no identification yet made. possibly an aberrant jay
-woodlark singing, meadow pipits, skylarks passing through
martin
20th October 2015 ... weekly volunteers
present:
John, Jonathan, Bernard, mike m, Stuart, Alan, Pat, Ray, David a and Martin
activities:
- looked the ponies. they were not altogether
- four went on a fungus foray run by martin Allison for the Eastbourne SWT group
- pond work on Amex, Frog, Haywards and one stump. the island in frog pond dug out for earth to increase the dam at Amex. below the outlet of Amex clay was dug up also to raise the banks of Amex, this creating a new small pond. the outlet on Haywards pond was cleared and maintained, and part of the bank that was also leaking water was filled in. work was also started on one stump pond, and two birch trees that were shading the area were felled and cut up
- Ray freed a deer that got hung up near the iron gate beyond the cottages along the road, which may survive though it must have got some injuries and shock. it was in hiding when we left. it looked reasonably OK, but we will have a check next week.
-the cut piece of fence was repaired
observations:
- raven
- brimstone
- very nice sunny day
martin
John, Jonathan, Bernard, mike m, Stuart, Alan, Pat, Ray, David a and Martin
activities:
- looked the ponies. they were not altogether
- four went on a fungus foray run by martin Allison for the Eastbourne SWT group
- pond work on Amex, Frog, Haywards and one stump. the island in frog pond dug out for earth to increase the dam at Amex. below the outlet of Amex clay was dug up also to raise the banks of Amex, this creating a new small pond. the outlet on Haywards pond was cleared and maintained, and part of the bank that was also leaking water was filled in. work was also started on one stump pond, and two birch trees that were shading the area were felled and cut up
- Ray freed a deer that got hung up near the iron gate beyond the cottages along the road, which may survive though it must have got some injuries and shock. it was in hiding when we left. it looked reasonably OK, but we will have a check next week.
-the cut piece of fence was repaired
observations:
- raven
- brimstone
- very nice sunny day
martin
13th October 2015 ... weekly volunteers
present:
John, Keith, David a, Neil, Stuart, mike m, mike p, Bernard, Ray and Martin
activities:
- looked the ponies
- pond work on Amex and frog ponds and the surrounding boggy bits. clearing bullying vegetation and opening things up.
- cleared some bramble around the tool store and some bramble and gorse along the road
- took some peat from the pile at the roller stand.
observation:
- dozen crossbills
- skylarks migrating
- redwings
martin
John, Keith, David a, Neil, Stuart, mike m, mike p, Bernard, Ray and Martin
activities:
- looked the ponies
- pond work on Amex and frog ponds and the surrounding boggy bits. clearing bullying vegetation and opening things up.
- cleared some bramble around the tool store and some bramble and gorse along the road
- took some peat from the pile at the roller stand.
observation:
- dozen crossbills
- skylarks migrating
- redwings
martin
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