Category: Monday Working Group

Eight of the Group went up to the Nature Park, where dock pulling in the meadow was the order of the day. We reminded ourselves of the difference between sorrel and dock before commencing. A small group, prior to joining the dock pulling went to the Orchard, with a planting diagram, and we identified the surviving fruit trees and observed their current state. Happy to say most are looking healthy, but very few had fruit on them and those that had were very sparse.  Two grim reapers set to work on the Sisyphean task of improving the accessibility of the path

On the hottest Monday morning so far, eleven of us met at the Barn, and split into three groups to go our separate ways:  Four went to Stone Cross Field. The new whips were heavily covered by grass and weeds, in most cases higher than the whips themselves. We cut around, allowing them better access to sunlight and rain.  We all commented how well they were doing.   Three dry-stone wallers completed the repairs on the Chapter House Wall (Photo)  A group of four did several jobs in Parkbank Wood. On the path along the top of the wood going

This was a warm spring morning, with eleven turning out, and we decided to go up to the Nature Park. A group went into the Orchard and cleared around the fruit trees and pulled thistles, while another group cleared the edges of the path going clockwise around the Park. At 11.00 am, we had prearranged that John & Judith would join us for Coffee at Ray’s seat where we had a convivial time with them (Photo). Ray’s seat has rotted away and was in a dangerous state. We removed the plaque and took off the seat, which needs replacing. The

Ten members turned up at the Barn, and whilst one went to attend to a gate at the Abbey, the remainder went to the orchard where grass was cut away from where it was shading out the trees and saplings.  We also cleared round about the small trees which we hope will provide a supply of young trees for other parts of our area.

Eight members turned up at the Barn on a delightful May morning.  One went off to continue litter picking and the remainder went to the Abbey as we had been asked to remove some of the ivy growing up the tower and try to clear branches from the yew tree that was partially obscuring the stained glass window.  These tasks were achieved and in addition the gutter was cleared of innumerable sycamore seedlings. Work continued on the Chapter House as shown in the photo.

Six members met up with Sheffield City Council workers at Stone Cross field to assist with mulching the saplings planted last year.  Three dumper truckloads of wood chip eventually appeared which we distributed across all the saplings and even had some spare to spread around the rather muddy path  by the litter bin. Five members met at the Barn and went to work on the Cobble Path clearing mud and compacted leaves.

Only two members turned up on a mild but wet Monday morning.  The main work was path clearance of broken branches and trees following the heavy snowfall.  The Cobble path was dealt with and also by the Driving Range.