autumn coloursToday our work was to manage the vegetation on the site. We cut and raked off three areas of grassland, these were the central meadow area, which showed some signs of grazing, the area at the site entrance and the area near the old car park. They will benefit from this management technique to keep the fertility low and create the right conditions for a mixture of wild flowers and grasses to grow next year. We also worked in the pond to clear the encroaching vegtation and keep areas of open water which will be a benefit to species like damselflies in the future. Three frogs where spotted using the pond which is a good sign of the health of the pond. There was also a litter collection , and we managed to collect several bags of litter and flytipping from around the site. Today although the weather was gloomy the site looked great as the trees took on their autumn colours, the picture is of Guelder Rose with ripe berries and colourful leaves.
Today we worked with 17 volunteers.
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