Woodland Workparties

14 December 2008

4 adults and teenagers had fun in the sunshine at an informal workparty on 6 December, preparing hazel stakes and binders for the Wychwood hedge-laying group, especially when a really flexible binder was found! With the coppicing complete, our regular Woodland Workparty continued to saw up fallen ash branches. The remaining hazel poles will be assessed for use as thatching spars later in the month.

9 November 2008

8 adults and teenagers cut a second crop of hazel poles from the coppice. We cut the centre third of bushes to the ground, carefully avoiding our newly planted bluebell bulbs as the brash was laid between alternate rows of stumps. We started to trim the cut branches, sorting them for use as stakes and binders by the Wychwood Project hedgelaying group . We plan to continue preparing stakes and binders for Jane Bowley of the Wychwood Project during informal workparties and our next Woodland Workparty on 14 December.

The previous section of coppice was cut in February 2006

12 October 2008

Autumn mist gave way to bright sunshine as 13 adults and children sawed fallen ash branches and planted native bluebells, grown from seed.

14 September 2008

12 adults and children volunteered for our first Woodland Workparty on Sunday 14 September. We chatted and enjoyed the exercise on a lovely sunny day, while scything nettles, varnishing the notice board, planting scabious in the wild flower patch and sawing up branches. We also appreciated the hot coffee and chocolate cake, and a chance to sit down and enjoy the view from the glade.

Workparties in 2009

2008 news index