Birch clearance at Dunham Massey on Sunday 26 October 2014

This week thirteen eager volunteers turned out at Dunham Massey to carry on the work we started a few weeks ago.  The task was the removal of invasive birch saplings from an oak plantation.  The birch grow far faster than the oak so have to be felled to allow the oak to  flourish.  A great bit of baking by Tim provided a fine bara brith which when slathered with butter provided the volunteers with plenty of fuel for the job in hand (even Lisa - an aficionado of bara brith - said it was yummy).  By the end of the day we had cleared a large area, loaded the saplings onto a trailer and delivered them to the fire site.

The deer in the park are just coming into rut and we saw a couple of stags resplendent in their full growth of antler.  Everyone seemed to enjoy the day and the ranger Jack was very pleased with the work carried out.