Twelve of us met Craig, one of the Lyme Park Rangers, and either walked from the main car park, or drove part way then walked, to Coalpit Clough, near the deer sanctuary.
A number of tree guards had already been erected by the Rangers or other volunteer groups. Today there were another 11 trees that had been identified by Chris, Head Ranger, as needing protection from the antlers of the deer and therefore needing tree guards erecting.
The guards were to be triangular and, as close as possible, pointing North. We started on a couple of guards of trees that were next to each other, so we could easily share tools.
As the day progressed, we were working at different stages on different tree guards which meant we were more spread out and the demand for needing the same tools at the same time decreased. The platform was in demand for a couple of tree's that were on the edge of a bank of soil, the levels around these tree were quite challenging!
The deer were never far away, keeping an eye on what we were doing. Luckily the weather brightened up as the day progressed and the sun even came out occasionally.
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