Although we had a slow start, the slope we started working on was far too slippery to be safe for us to work there, so we transferred to the higher, flatter ground near to Paddock Cottage and started there.
It was a cool, dry day with fantastic views right over to Wales and, as there was an abundance of excellent tinder to start our fire, it wasn't long before it was up to full strength and almost keeping up with what we were cutting.
Everyone seemed happy, relaxed and really pleased to be back working at Lyme Park after an absence of nearly 4 years. Craig, the Ranger who oversaw the work we were doing, was pleased with the amount of rhody we cut back during the day.
We had a few 'newbies' with us, people who were out with us for the first time who had either responded to our recent advert in the Manchester Evening News for new volunteers or who had managed to find our contact details on the National Trust website. Fingers crossed that they enjoyed themselves and will come back on a future work day.
Overall we had a fantastic day and look forward to returning to Lyme Park again soon.
Thanks to Adrian for the photo's and to Sue and Karin for the fantastic cakes.
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