Lovely sunny but cold day with: more strimming of brambles away from the trees we planted in the old hockey field; extending the the hardcore up the path from the Silver Link Bridge – encouraged by this robin finding something to eat in the pile of planings!; and digging out the drain at the top …
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It was a crisp cold day when we
Best wishes for Christmas and 2015
We were pleased to welcome students again from the University’s Conservation Society who with our members did sterling work barrowing and laying planings on the paths close to Old Durham, replacing steps, collecting fly-tipping and clearing leaves from the Silver Link Bridge. We finished at 3.00 pm and returned to Tony’s later for a bonfire …
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Several of us enjoyed another evening with Dave telling us about the moths attracted to his light. A bit late in the year but several examples of five species including red & green carpet and sallows. We’ll hold another next year in the late spring when there should be a much great ‘haul’.
A good morning clearing vegetation from footpaths, scraping rotting leaves off the Silver Link Bridge, replacing three steps down to the main glade and litter picking — followed by a pint of Doom Bar.
Members were out strimming bracken, nettles and H. balsam in the glades. Earlier in the week pupils from Belmont School did a great job of crushing balsam in the top glade – photo.
Cleared a load of rubbish from the Beck and paths around the Wood; repaired the ‘rustic’ steps; moved hard core ready for path improvements near Old Durham; and took down video tape caught in the trees. The pint & chips in the Queen’s Head garden went down very well.
A very enjoyable dawn chorus walk. A couple of kingfishers spotted on the river, whitethroats and many others. Bacon & sausage butties were welcomed afterwards.
