Rhodybash near Park Hall, Hayfield, on Sunday 24th September 2023

A small number of volunteers gathered at Hayfield for a day's rhododendron bashing on the moor above Park Hall.  The area is one that has been cleared of major growth by volunteers and machines and is now subject to regrowth from seed.  It was this regrowth that we were clearing.  As the rhododendron was rather small we just filled builders bags for later collection and disposal.

At the end of the day we had filled all the sacks and cleared quite a large area.  It is worth noting that some of the bushes were flowering, rather late in the year as this is usually a plant that flowers in spring or early summer.

Adrian