A change of task in River Hamble Country Park. Still putting a hoggin top on a permissive footpath behind the burn site on the left of the road to Manor Farm. Rod to lead the task. The job is to lay edge boards along about 120m of flat earth path and top with fabric and […]
We’re working mostly in the woods but please ensure that you bring plenty to drink. It will be a hot day. Should be a nice day out in the pleasant countryside of Chawton House marred only by a few hours of hard work. Geoff to lead. Julia says “Mingledown Wood is situated in Chawton Village […]
HCS Southern Sites. Resuming the task from last summer to renew the fence line along the sea side of the field. Task leader Geoff. Just one week. Please note the simplified parking in the venue notes.
Return to the path-making task that was severely rain affected. “Fantastic yes please. Many thanks and a big relief.” – Duncan. Rod to lead the way again. Please bring a wheelbarrow if you can. Also. We will collect tools for next week and transport in a number of our cars.
Installing about 110m of new stock fence for Itchen Valley Country Park. Task leader Kevin. Fence line along the Navigation tow-path has been cleared by local rangers. Dennis and our tool trailer will both be absent. We will collect the needed tools last week. There is a 15 minute walk from the carpark to the […]
Work for the Southern Sites team. Geoff to lead. Continuing fence work along the same line with an easy target this week of 20 intermediate posts to replace within existing strainer posts. Remember to bring any WCV tools you took to IVCP last week as we have no tool trailer again this week.
HCS Southern Sites team NOT on Hayling Island. I finally saw that job on Monday and realised how big the brambles and gorse are. I couldn’t face it. GL. So, as a slightly better task and certainly closer (sorry Tom) , we’re returning to the Wicor horse field. We’ll replace the small kissing gate on […]
A summer job for Itchen Valley Country Park. Lead by Kevin. The task site in the water meadows has been deemed too wet to work on, so we will be starting cutting the next coup in the woodland nature reserve at the same location as last Novembers task, hopefully with out the rain this time. […]
A summer job for Itchen Valley Country Park. Lead by Kevin. The task site in the water meadows has been deemed too wet to work on, so we will be starting cutting the next coup in the woodland nature reserve at the same location as last Novembers task, hopefully with out the rain this time. […]
Last November lockdown2 stopped our work and this site was the first loser. So we’re returning to this vertically challenging location to continue the renewal over 240m of stock fence along the West (top) boundary. Fine views over the Itchen valley. Task leader Geoff in week 1. Nick in week 2. Adey in week 3. […]