Monday 2 September

Some would recognise today as our first Autumn meeting, and fog early doors made it seem very autumnal on the walk down.

Eleven of us turned up today and three tasks were accomplished.

A fallen tree had been reported obstructing the footpath behind the Hall and Deer Park. A group went up there and removed it, using much of what we cut to strengthen the ‘rustic edging’ to the snowdrop/daffodil walk.

Another group met at a member’s house and sorted through the wood on his Land, before transporting a load to the Nature Park, where we have stored it under a cover.

Lastly, the remaining saplings on Stone Cross Field and down the side of Beauchief Drive were cleared of grass. The surviving trees look in reasonable health and should survive the winter quite happily.