Monday March 2nd 2020
So good to be back volunteering in the school wildlife area ie alas last 3 weeks work sessions cancelled due to very we weather!
On arrival I started work with a litter pick on the grassy area around the fruit trees above the playground plus on the slope by the boiler house an finally in the wildlife area behind the shed…easily filled a bucket full of litter ie mainly crisp and chocolate4 wrappings plus foil …annoyingly also lots of the litter was small pieces ie these tiny pieces are everywhere…have pointed out to a teacher the damage this litter is doing to the school environment!!!
When Colin arrived his first job was retying the honeysuckle back against the shed then he helped me with refilling the bird feeders around the wildlife area…Colin also fixed the cover over the seat by the willow dome + picked up several branches from below the ash trees …later Colin also pruned back brambles and trees which were overhanging the pathways..
Chris brought a spare wheel from home and repaired our orange wheelbarrow plus he used a cherry tree branch to make a balance bar which he’s fitted down in the copse near the pond…will bring large nails next week to make more secure!
I spent most of work session removing brambles and alexanders from area behind the shed…lots more alexanders and a few brambles to clear asap…
I also found and then took full unopened bag of cheddars plus 2 cherry tomatoes to a teacher in the playground…these had been thrown into the wildlife area behind the shed during this morning’s playtime!
Lovely show of spring flowers in the wildlife area seen this morning included scillas, snowdrops,daffodils,crocus,primroses,violets,hellebores,fritillarias,blackthorn and almond tree blossom and alder and hazel catkins.