Sunday 14th October - holly fencing at Styal

Today had been advertised as a "mystery workday" in the programme.  It became a workday in the southern woods at Styal.  Eight of us worked with ranger John building "dead" holly hedges to demarcate a footpath. We cut down holly saplings/trees in the nearby wood and then cut suitable trunks in to four-feet stakes. The stakes were hammered in to the ground either side of the path and the rest of the holly cuttings were woven in between the stakes.

After the workday we walked over to the Apprentice House and had a look round the Apple Fair on the lawn at the back.  There were a lot of English apple varieties on display with free sampling.