Fencing work at Bank House Farm on the Styal estate on Sunday 30th Oct 2016

The work was a continuation of  work we have been doing on Bank House Farm removing old fencing which was no longer needed since the trust has decided to reduce the size of a number of fields and to allow the surrounding woodland to encroach slightly.
This time the 6 MNTV volunteers who were there today were removing a fence from round some seasonal ponds and from the top of the woods sloping down to the river Bollin most of the fence was quiet easy to remove except for a number of straining posts which had been made by cutting an old telegraph pole into sections.

These had to be lifted out by the tractor as they were still in good condition unrotted despite being there for many years and a larger diameter and greater weight than the usual sort of strainers.

The spade which was broken on a recent workday has also been mended with a new handle and made its maiden outing on the day and I am pleased to say performed very well.
Text and photo's by Adrian.