On Sunday 7th September we had our first combined social event and workday. We were due to work at Chirk but due to low volunteer numbers the workday was cancelled and we instead had a last minute change of plan...
During the morning we had a tour of Wood Mine which was a guided tour conducted by the Derbyshire Caving Club as part of their open weekend. Four of us attended the tour and had an amazing morning learning about the history of the mine and touring the underground tunnels and chambers. Please see a selection of photos from the mine below.
After exiting the mine we encountered torrential rain so had a very wet walk back to the rangers yard to contemplate whether or not we could go ahead with the afternoon workday task of putting up bird boxes. There were only three volunteers for the afernoon session but due to the nature of the task it was easily completed with such a small group.
After a short lunch break the rain stopped and we managed to get out in the woodland to put up bird boxes, it's the first time I have used a drill on a workday and we discovered that silver birch are the best trees to drill into!
We all had a lovely day. We plan to organise another mine tour social in Spring 2026. There are plenty more bird boxes to put up in future workdays.
Denise Clark
Worksite/Social leader
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