Autumn work for National Trust in the Itchen Field. Hazel coppicing and hedge thinning in week 1 Hedgelaying week 2 and another bonfire. And put in half a dozen intermediate fence posts using Paul’s tools. Meet on Kilmeston road through the gate. Bring high viz waistcoat or similar. Well done guys.  

Autumn work for National Trust in the Itchen Field. Hazel coppicing and hedge thinning in week 1 Hedgelaying week 2 and another bonfire. And put in half a dozen intermediate fence posts using Paul’s tools. Meet on Kilmeston road through the gate. Bring high viz waistcoat or similar. Well done guys.  

Over 3 weeks we will lay 160m of hedge opposite the RHCP burn site. We prepared this hedge this spring. Rather than have Duncan supply stakes and binders we will harvest them ourselves from Page’s Copse, which runs alongside the hedge. Baz will lead a small foraging group who will cut the stakes & binders. […]

Over 3 weeks we will lay 160m of hedge opposite the RHCP burn site. We prepared this hedge this spring. Rather than have Duncan supply stakes and binders we will harvest them ourselves from Page’s Copse, which runs alongside the hedge. Baz will lead a small foraging group who will cut the stakes & binders. […]

Over 3 weeks we will lay 160m of hedge opposite the RHCP burn site. We prepared this hedge this spring. Rather than have Duncan supply stakes and binders we will harvest them ourselves from Page’s Copse, which runs alongside the hedge. Baz will lead a small foraging group who will cut the stakes & binders. […]

Work for Martin’s  HCS team. Two weeks planting 75 trees in the field bounded by Workman’s Lane and Cowes Lane. Also installing a protective cage around each tree. Ben and a ranger from Titchfield Haven will use diggers to do most of the groundwork. JohnR and Geoff will share task leadership over the large site. […]

Work for Martin’s  HCS team. Two weeks planting 75 trees in the field bounded by Workman’s Lane and Cowes Lane. Also installing a protective cage around each tree. Ben and a ranger from Titchfield Haven will use diggers to do most of the groundwork. JohnR and Geoff will share task leadership over the large site. […]

This will be the 3rd week at the same venue, this time back at the East end of Workman’s Lane. Having finished the oak tree planting in the field we will continue the re-afforestation of Hook today. Martin has bought about 1500 hedging plants and would like us to plant them in the verge between […]

A day NOT by the Warsash shore for the Southern Sites team. NOT Cutting back the ingress of hedges into the left-hand side of the footpath that runs for 240m from the end of Cowes Lane to the seashore. There will  NOT  be a bonfire in the adjacent field. JohnR NOT to lead the task. […]

“Bob and Jonny will be here to work with you. There will be a lot of bramble bashing and general brush-cutting of nettles, with small sapling and ash removal with chainsaw so the snowdrops can be seen in February. Car parking will be in the staff car park next to the house (come straight up […]