After failing to sort out a workday for today, four MNTV members met up at Alderley for a leisurely ramble around the woods and fields, passing many former worksites along the way.
After viewing the hedge we laid by the car park over the last two years, we passed Edge House Farm, which is being done up slowly, but in fine style.
We then headed over to Clock House Wood, detouring slightly to inspect the path we worked on last year, which was holding up very well, including a lovely drainage ditch at the bottom which I remember the volunteers guys down there working very hard on.
As we walked through the grounds of Hare Hill, we saw some rabbit guards that had come away from some saplings (Tim suspected deer activity due to the chewing of the plants). So Marita hopped over to replace the guards, while Sarah helpfully stood at a safe distance, pointing out which ones needed doing. Even on a day off, we can't resist doing a bit of work.
Still at Hare Hill, we visited the tree that we planted in memory of our former member Jonathan Prance, which was doing very well. After heading across the Macclesfield Road, one member, who recently moved house, took the direct route back to get home to do some gardening and inspect her filing system.
The three of us that remained followed the path to Bradford Lane, lined by some very expensive homes, before returning via some more hedge that we laid a few years ago.
There was just time to take in the view from the edge (the very edge in Tim's case!) of Castle Rock, and pop into a dark cave, on the way back to the car park.
It was warm and sunny, and a very nice way to spend a few hours, although we're glad we'll be back to conventional workdays in the forthcoming weeks.
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