A good Sunday morning work party
Two or three times a year, the Common Plott trustees organise a Sunday morning community working party. Teams of volunteers set to and carry out maintenance projects such as hedge planting, fence and gate repairs and cutting back weeds and shrubs. Janet and I have been helping out for many years now and we always enjoy these events.
Yesterday was quite an event! PC Andy Whitehall had brought along a dozen or so lads and lasses from his Reel’em In fishing project and there was another dozen or so helpers to help Adrian, the Plott keeper, to tackle some major jobs.
Andy took some of his team off to plant trees in the woodland whilst the rest of us tackled the cutting down of overgrowing trees on the bottom path. Three chain saws were in operation at one time and were having a job to keep up with the speed at which we were clearing the branches away! By the end of the morning two very large areas had been cleared much to Adrian’s delight. The clearings will allow fresh growth and will encourage wildlife, insects and butterflies in the summer.
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