Today a group of 12 of us traveled to the CommunityGarden located in the Sydenham Place area of Undercliffe to carry on helping the local residents in creating an accessible wildlife garden. A couple of the group were assigned the task of constructing and placing the bird boxes up into the trees. Another small group were assigned the task of litter picking and pruning back in order to clear the way for a channel to be dug out extending from the unfinished brick block pathway; this will help make the site more accessible.
A weed barrier cloth was then laid over the soil creating a form for the path. Then reclaimed bricks were prepared by ensuring they are cleaned of any old mortar and cut to the required size using hammer and chisel before lying down over the fabric underlay.
Meanwhile a team tackled the task of measuring the height, length and angel of the slope so we were able to estimate the need of 4 step risers to climb the slope as a means to join up two section of the pathway. The timber was then cut to the required length and evenly spaced out before being staked in place. Finally the step risers were then back filled with soil and compressed until level so to create a surface to walk on.
See more photos and end results here.