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The ten that arrived today, all went to the Abbey Ponds and carried on with the clearing up, taking advantage of the empty middle one and the top one very low. We also cleared some of the overhanging branches on the Round Walk where it passes the middle Pond Many appreciative comments from passing golfers, particularly when we gave them almost new Golf Balls we had unearthed.   The golf course Greenkeeper has offered us their old Railway Sleepers, currently by their Hut; do we want them for Benches ?  

11 of us went to the Nature Park and cleared an area suitable to hold the Picnic event on Sunday. Mower, Strimmer, Scythe & Shears all used to accomplish the task.  

Ten of us arrived today. Eight went to the Tree Meadow to finish off clearing around the trees and removing dead and unwanted ones; and the remaining two went to Stone Cross Field to stick 2 slabs back on. Two more top slab sections (the west ones) on the north and south benches had come loose. They were re-fixed using PVA, and we noted that the two east slabs on the same benches fixed a fortnight ago had set securely.

Eleven of us met today, and two tasks were agreed: Four of Tony’s Steps in Park Bank Wood required repair and a small group duly obliged. The rest went to the Woodland Meadow and cleared around the young trees. Brilliant to see how those small whips planted 8+ years ago are now maturing The Container Area looks like a wild flower meadow – all growing out of rubble – and better than we could plant ourselves!

Fifteen members of the Group met today, and twelve of us went to the three ponds on the Nature Park, and cleared access .paths, to assist  the Ecology Survey taking place later this week. On the two dry ones we cut clear access paths to both and with the wet one, we cut a perimeter path around 2/3rds of it. In addition, three members went to Stone Cross field and repaired two of the benches, where slabs had come loose. We also moved the stone used for our walling demonstration at the Greenhill Family Picnic Day on Sunday to a concealed

Eleven of us again in total today Two went to Stone Cross Field and worked through the whips at the top end of the field, clearing grass and weeds from around their roots.  We estimate we cleared between 60 and 70. Five went to the stone bench overlooking the gorse and spent the morning moving stone to Stone Cross Field, in preparation for the Greener Greenhill event there on Sunday 12th July afternoon. The stone was left next to the tree in the centre of the field, which is surrounded by four stone benches. Four of us cleared overhanging hedge

Eleven members met at the Balsam Patch, by the River Sheaf behind the Station, and cleared the area of all the Balsam Plants we could find. We did find some Knotweed plants also, mostly on the land owned by the Rail Network Regarding mowing  – The mowing of the three meadows will be done later in the year October/November time unless advised differently by Ecology.  

The nine of us that braved the expected high temperatures today, remained in the Nature Park area and cleared around the Perimeter Path. Making good use of our mower & strimmer. As we were setting up, we happened to meet up with the Council environment team for our area, who told us:  The Ecology unit will be conducting a survey of the area which will assist Tom and ourselves in managing it. The Council will mow all three Meadows in the ensuing weeks We discussed the possibility of lining the other two ponds; early days yet, but we shall provide the