31st December – Jubilee Wood. Nick leading the task.
Location – off Tanhouse Lane. Those of you who have been before will remember that Tanhouse Lane peters out into what appears to be a minor crossroads: please take the left hand turning and go up a slight incline a couple of hundred yards. Then turn left into the site opposite a mansion, modestly called Hilltop Cottage, through a pair of Weldmesh gates (I will endeavour to be early to open them). The postcode for satnavs is SO30 2SZ and the what3words address is maker/logic/copy.
Parking – please park on the grassed area to the right hand side of the track inside the gates – if we arrange our vehicles prettily there will be plenty of room.
Camp site: Around the corner approx. 100m from the car parking on/around a minor track.
Tools: we will need chainsaws – as there is plenty of work. Also, a pole saw, pitch forks and billhooks from the trailer. The rest of you please bring loppers, Silkys and bowsaws.
Work Required: we will need to split into 2 teams working approx. 50m apart as follows:
- Cutting willow trees (most approx. 3”-4” diameter) to the south of the campsite – chainsaw plus helpers to trim and drag felled to form 2m high dead hedge (no stakes required).
- Cutting willow trees (most approx. 3”-4” diameter) to the north of the campsite – chainsaw plus helpers to trim and drag felled to form 2m high dead hedge (no stakes required)
We will be allowed a fire so can someone bring the tinder/firelighters please.
Other information:
- Cakes – Nick will bring
- Rangers accompanying us will be Joe Bassett and Tom Bainbridge.
- The site has no public access – there may be owners feeding their horses in the bottom field but they should not pass our work site.
- Please be aware that the M27 will be shut from J9-J11 and that accordingly there may be queues from J8 (eastbound) so you will need to give a bit of thought to your route to and from site.
Hope this makes sense.
Hope it’s dry.
Hope to see lots of you.