Felling diseased/deceased Ash trees along the A32. There will be no bonfire if we’re still in drought conditions, arisings stacked in the field for a fire later. Bring chainsaws, pruning saws, hard hat and high viz waistcoat if you can find it. Given work location is at https://w3w.co/connector.sums.dared The main road will be closed to […]
A day hosted by the HCS Southern Sites team installing new fencing at Botley Wood. Two barbed-wire fence lines, each 46m, across the field with a field gate in each. To make a corridor at the intended timber extraction point. Geoff to lead. That’ll be 12 strainer posts to dig in and 24 intermediate posts […]
The first two weeks of autumn felling and scrub clearance, in the far NE of the park. Please arrive at the far carpark on the right by 09:30 to collect parking permit then head off to the work site. Kevin will lead the task. Remember to bring hard hats, eye protection, pruning saws, chainsaws and […]
The first two weeks of autumn felling and scrub clearance, in the far NE of the park. Please arrive at the far carpark on the right by 09:30 to collect parking permit then head off to the work site. Kevin will lead the task. Remember to bring hard hats, eye protection, pruning saws, chainsaws and […]
This site is now managed by the South Sites HCS team. Finish clearing the willow clump from the fen area. Barry to lead the way. All machines of destruction on duty please. And hard hats. Experience on 21st showed the ground to be substantially dry so regular footware should be OK on 28th. Please arrive […]
This site is now managed by the South Sites HCS team. Finish clearing the willow clump from the fen area. Barry to lead the way. All machines of destruction on duty please. And hard hats. Experience on 21st showed the ground to be substantially dry so regular footware should be OK on 28th. Please arrive […]
Annual visit. Meadow raking and extensive scrub bashing. Iain to lead the task. Hedge trimmers on duty and perhaps a chainsaw, to be confirmed.
Clearance of vegetation along a stream for Eastleigh Borough Council at their Ashtrim plot of land. Kevin likely to lead the task. The work will entail removal of scrub and trees along a length of ‘carrier’ stream crossing the field.
Jonny at Chawton wrote to us with this task update. We’re looking forward to welcoming you back next Wednesday. You’ll be clearing an area of Adela copse ready for future tree planting. Julia and I have brush-cut the perimeter, so we just need to clear between the lines next Wednesday (protecting some desirable trees). We’ll […]
Fencing at Manor Farm within the River Hamble Country Park. Fencing work we didn’t finish in August. And trying to assemble a prefabricated animal shelter. Park in the main carpark near the roundhouse. The pedestrian gate here will be open (Probably). The field is now wet. Coffee-time cakes courtesy of Peter who celebrates another whole […]