A 3 week stint of coppicing at the back of beyond at Itchen Valley Country Park. Task leader Kevin. All power cutting tools on duty. All cut material to be stacked as a tall dead hedge around the coupe please. Logs stacked neatly. Please try to arrive by 09.30 and park at the far end. […]
A 3 week stint of coppicing at the back of beyond at Itchen Valley Country Park. Task leader Kevin. All power cutting tools on duty. All cut material to be stacked as a tall dead hedge around the coupe please. Logs stacked neatly. Please try to arrive by 09.30 and park at the far end. […]
Sadly November 8th CANCELLED due to heavy rain and blustery wind. Two weeks of scrub clearance between the trees in West End. Barry task leader. Arrisings to be neatly stacked perpendicular to the path for collection later please. With all of the recent rain the grass will be too wet to park on.
Sadly November 8th CANCELLED due to heavy rain and blustery wind. Two weeks of scrub clearance between the trees in West End. Barry task leader. Arrisings to be neatly stacked perpendicular to the path for collection later please. With all of the recent rain the grass will be too wet to park on.
In the field between Hook Park Road and Southampton Water the southern fence line is being overgrown by the adjacent trees and shrubs. The task, for HCS Southern Sites, is to cut back the overgrowth and burn the arrisings in advance of the fence being replaced later. JohnR to lead. We’ll probably park in the […]
A second visit this year, this time to cut back the marginal scrub up a bridal path that runs up the right-hand side of the site. 140m to trim. Loppers, bow saws and hedge trimmers will be the main tools required. Geoff to lead the task. DaveH and/or Paul to delight us at break […]
Two weeks of work here for Manor Farm. In week 1 we will work in River Hamble Country Park to cut and make bundles of 120 stakes and binders. In week 2 we will lay the (poor quality) hedge opposite the hide and do our best to make a good looking job of it. For […]
Two weeks of work here for Manor Farm. In week 1 we will work in River Hamble Country Park to cut and make bundles of 120 stakes and binders. In week 2 we will lay the (poor quality) hedge opposite the hide and do our best to make a good looking job of it. For […]
A day cutting invasive blackthorn along 100m of pathway and oak on the common ground behind the large houses on Hook Park Road. This is Hampshire land and classified as grassland. JohnR to lead. All chainsaws requested on site and Geoff to bring the hedge trimmers. Please bring your pruners and maybe your wellies. Probably […]
Our last job of 2023 clearing gorse and other scrub vegetation on Netley Common. JohnR task leader. All motorised cutting tools on duty. PPE, and ear defenders recommended. Probably a barbecue with reindeer sausages and mice pies. Certainly a bonfire. Friends of Netley Common working on site too. Park in the central grassy area, down […]