Category: Updates

Thirteen of us met today and Groups went to both Ladies Spring and Park Bank Woods On a chilly morning in Ladies Spring Wood  a group of six was repairing revetments. Walking back via the Hall Grounds and the Cobbled Path, we did notice that the Golf Club are dumping debris that could eventually block the Path. The seven members of the Park Bank team worked on the top path , scraping mud and filling the area with stone and grit sand. Revetment was also placed in one area alongside the path.Further work on the path and the replacing of

Ten members arrived to work on a beautiful sunny Spring morning. We split up into three groups. Group 1 headed to Ladies Spring Wood to edge the paths with revetment. Group 2 worked in Shene Field cropping saplings and brambles.Group 3 spread the remaining surfacing material along the path behind the allotments leading into High Wood. 

Sixteen members turned out today to begin the laying of the surfacing material delivered last week. Unfortunately the Golf Course’s machinery broke down, so we had to barrow the material, which was extremely slow. So, after laying around half the material, and ensuring all the membrane was covered we finished. 

Fourteen of us, and our local Ranger, met a Community Forester today and received instructions on how to prune and manage the Trees in the Orchard. We also gave him a tour of the Woodland Meadow.  

Nine brave members turned up at the Barn on a cold and wet Monday.  It had been hoped that we would be receiving a delivery of surfacing but no information about it had been received so we live in hope. After some deliberation it was decided to abandon any work for the morning as everywhere was very wet in the steady rain.

Fourteen workers arrived today, which allowed us to split into four groups as follows: We began the repair to the Round Walk above the Abbey Pond. We left it with the Revetments in place in readiness for the hardcore , which we hope to have next week. The hedge in Shene Field was trimmed The Cobbled Path was cleared of leaves, starting from where we finished last week The path at the back of the Driving Range was cleared and then the way down as far as the path to the White Steps.  The path to Twentywell Lane remains to be

Thirteen members turned up at the Barn on a lovely spring morning.  Four headed up to the Community Nursery with the intention of plotting the precise location of the various fruit/nut trees with the aim of assisting feeding and pruning in the future.  They didn’t report how successful  (or otherwise) they had been. The remaining nine members went to the new footpath and the groundsman began the surfacing transport from Beauchief Drive (see picture from David).  Last week’s path was given a second layer and extended to the golf crossing with more membrane added.  The remaining surfacing was transported to the top of

Thirteen members turned up at the Barn on a lovely spring morning.  Four headed up to the Community Nursery with the intention of plotting the precise location of the various fruit/nut trees with the aim of assisting feeding and pruning in the future.  They didn’t report how successful  (or otherwise) they had been.   The remaining nine members went to the new footpath and the groundsman began the surfacing transport from Beauchief Drive .  Last week’s path was given a second layer and extended to the golf crossing with more membrane added.  The remaining surfacing was transported to the top of the Nursery

Before beginning work, the thirteen workers that arrived today, began a lively discussion on a few relevant topics. The provision of the container as our new base. The recently announced power tools initiative The card Core we are expecting to be delivered imminently We all then went firstly to the Cobbled Path then to Little Wood Bank and cleared the wet debris from both paths, at both sites getting the path down to the hard core. The second Path will need a revisit to take clearing as far as Twentywell Lane.  Holly was also cleared from the Bath that circuits

The group of eleven all went to the Nature Park to meet with a Ranger to discuss the position of our new container. It will be sighted in the compound/log storage area, as far away from prying eyes as we could make it. They will let us know when delivery is to be arranged and then we can arrange the transfer. We did ask for delivery on a Monday, if at all possible. As there are now two new Rangers, they may be able to offer more assistance to us in the future. We then went to the new pond

It may have been cold, damp and icy underfoot but that didn’t deter nine of us from turning up. We decided to go to the two Abbey Ponds, and clear the outflows of debris and generally tidy up the area. When we left all 3 outflows were flowing freely. As we walked back, up the Drive past the Nature Park, we could see the new Pond was at capacity and had overflowed, but what was pointed out to me was the top one had also done the same, and flowed into the new one. Sadly the level has dropped showing