Eight volunteers turned out for the task which was to remove a section of wire fencing and replace it with post and rail. This is a task where it is difficult to keep people busy so 3 volunteers moved off to do other work on the estate (which will be recorded here if they email me and tell me about it!), and Ian straightened the gate posts on the track and adjusted their hinges so that they now actually swing freely and close together.
We took down half the old fence, and removed the intermediate posts quite easily but the straining post at the end next to the field gate was a bit stubborn - we got it out eventually and started on the new fence.
We got the first "bay" in - 2 posts and the rails between them and stood back to admire our work - at which point we realised it didn't look right - the holes needed to be deeper. So after consulting the warden / ranger Tim we dug up the first posts and started again!
By lunch time we were starting to get going...
We stopped at three having got very hot and drunk a lot of water - completing 4 bays (a little under half the section) and reinstating the stock netting before we left.
The last fence post was a bit of a banana - I think there is an optical illusion in the last photo that makes it look like it is leaning more than it was - either that or the sun was getting to us by the time we put it in!
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