Hare Hill (Recent Enquirers Day 1)- Sunday 13th Oct 2013

Although it was a grey and miserable day, our group of 10 plus Julia the Hare Hill Ranger, spent a busy day cutting back rhododendron ponticum, burning what we could and assisting Julia winch out the roots of some of the largest shrubs.

Some of our group had joined us after seeing our advertisement in the Manchester Evening News and local Free papers to recruit new members. Others were contacted by email as they had previously made enquiries about our Group but hadn't actually been out with us.

After we all met in the Hare Hill car park, we walked into the garden to be shown where we were working for the day. The weather at this point was okay as we got a fire going and started lopping and bow-sawing the rhody and dragging it to the fire.

By the time we were stopping for 11's, it was raining so we sheltered in the visitors room while we chatted and ate the cakes that Sue had made!
Some of the group who had never been to Hare Hill before were shown where the bird hide was and the walled garden, before resuming cutting the rhody.

The rain was much lighter by lunchtime so we ate near the fire under the shelter of the tree's. After lunch the winching of rhody roots was started while the rest of us continued cutting the rhody and Gabor loaded it onto the fire.

A good, but slightly damp, day was had by all and a job well done!  :-)

Thanks to Gabor for the photo's.