After a very cold March, it finally felt like spring as we enjoyed sunshine on a south facing hill just above Park Hall near Hayfield.
The walk up was extremely steep, as was the worksite, and it was difficult to avoid slipping at times. But we took care, persevered and gradually accumulated some large piles of cut rhody. Due to a new Trust directive, the piles are no longer being burned, but are being left to rot down.
We had lots of avian company: at lunchtime we had buzzards circling above, and some peacocks from the houses below came part way up the hill to spy on our work. And every now and then, the faint sound of sawing was joined by the cry of pheasants on the other side of the wood.
By mid afternoon it felt properly warm, and we’d cut well into the thicket of rhody sitting under the larger woodland trees. So we packed up our tools, tiptoed back down the slope, and had enough time to detour to view the old open air swimming pool near the hall, before heading home.
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