Rhodi bashing at Lyme Park on Sunday 15th Sept 2019

Ten of us met with Dan,one of the Lyme Ranger in the main car park.
The day started drizzly and misty, getting worse as we climbed from the main car park, past the stables and up to lantern wood. We couldn't even see a view from the lantern during the morning, which was a shame for our new volunteer, Aimee.
Dan led us to where previous fire pits had been used. We started with one fire but, as the day progressed, another fire was set up too.

the smaller of the 2 fires

We were soon cutting the rhodi, dragging it to the fires and burning it. At lunchtime, Dan handed over to Issy, another Lyme Ranger, who used to be a volunteer with MNTV. It was great to see her again and find out what was happening at Lyme and how they were recovering from the floods. Sue D, a Lyme volunteer and also a member of MNTV came and helped out for a while, having just got back from holiday the day before.
The weather brightened in the afternoon and the view was amazing.
We left Issy to keep an eye on the fires as we made our way back to the main car park for 3.30pm.
Another great day of volunteering!!

great atmosphere created by the smoke

photos from Adrian