Today’s volunteer day was the first of 2 planned sessions for June, taking advantage of the warm weather and to build on by far the most important activity the organisation has seen for some time. It has been our aim since we started to have improved access facilities to the woodland from the western side, and as a result of many hours of planning, today marked the first volunteer day where we can use our newly installed gate for access.
Our Sunday morning session started at the Lasseter Close side of the woodland. On a hazy and humid morning we assessed that further weeding, path clearance and additional removal on non-native species would be today’s aims.
Part of this morning’s activity involved the further removal of non-native species. As the woodland is surrounded on all sides by people’s gardens, it’s inevitable that plants sometimes find their way in to the woodland area. Some may have arrived accidentally, others may have been deliberately planted for ornamental affect.