Three or four weeks of boundary reinstatment off Hook Park Road. Remove wire and posts from the old fence. Install new posts and 3 strands of barbed wire. Task leader JohnR. May divert to Netley Common in week 4. Please remember to bring the fencing tools in your charge. And pass them to a colleague […]
Various small tasks to finish off rabbit enclosures etc. 6″ gate posts to replace. Hutch plywood base to contrive Extra handrail Picket gates and hinges to fit. We will have easy access to the tool trailer to enable a us to collect shovels and rakes for 3 following weeks of path work. Rabbit enclosure […]
Having completed the long East-West path along Megan Green they would like us to do the shorter North-South path from Elm Gardens to Megan Road. Geoff task leader. DaveS bringing birthday cakes. We’re getting rather good at this. Expect the ground to be hard this time. Please bring a shovel, mattock or wheelbarrow. And at […]
Having completed the long East-West path along Megan Green they would like us to do the shorter North-South path from Elm Gardens to Megan Road. Geoff task leader. DaveS bringing birthday cakes. We’re getting rather good at this. Expect the ground to be hard this time. Please bring a shovel, mattock or wheelbarrow. And at […]
Path widening and fence fixing. Tasks jointly lead by Geoff and JohnR probably. Please drive down the track and park in the middle of the common. Beware of lane changes and a contraflow on M27 between J5 & J7. We’ll need rakes and shovels as well as hand fencing tools.
A day adjusting the natural balance of native vegetation for Eastleigh Borough Council on this little nature reserve. One of the main tasks will be bracken bashing to physically reduce the reproduction of this invasive fern. Cut, remove, burn possibly. The date will also mark the start of autumn felling for us, so all chainsaws […]
Continuation of clearance south of the garden in the woodland edge where we have worked previously. It’s mostly hawthorn clumps which has been grown to protect larger trees such as oak and horse chestnut. It will be possible to have a bonfire in the nuttery area. W3W location is responded.pressing.describes Chainsaws and hand saws on duty […]
Cutting back trees and scrub in the woods. Arisings to be stacked as a dead hedge. Work location is in the North East of the nature reserve. Task leader Geoff then Kevin. Please bring all saws, loppers and your PPE. Park at the far end on the right and be ready to walk to work […]
Cutting back trees and scrub in the woods. Arisings to be stacked as a dead hedge. Work location is in the North East of the nature reserve. Task leader Geoff then Kevin. Please bring all saws, loppers and your PPE. Park at the far end on the right and be ready to walk to work […]
Path repairs North of Church Meadow. A pair of before and after images below. The biggest visible change is that the sun came out.