On Sunday 12th October a small group of us made the journey up to Marsden Moor. The task was heather seed spreading on Holme Moor, the rangers also invited members of the public to join in and we were joined by a lovely gentleman who volunteers at the rangers plant nursery.
We met the ranger at the bandstand in Marsden Moor and then walked up to the site (approx 45 mins), it was a lovely sunny day and quite warm for the time of year so we had a quick tea break before getting to work. The task was done by hand and we had to scatter the seeds in between the clumps of purple moor grass (tussocks), to do this we had to scarify the soil to reveal the peat below.
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| View from top of the moor |
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| Work area containing Tussocks grass |
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| Bag of seeds |
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| Working away |
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| Seed spreading |
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| End of Day group photo |
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| The catch water drains |
We finished quite early and made our way back down to Marsden Village and some of us decided to stay on for a drink as there was a jazz festival on. This was my first visit to Marsden Moor and it certainly won't be my last, the village is lovely and the scenery is amazing.
Denise Clark
Worksite Leader
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