Five of us plus Matt the ranger met up at the car park in Hayfield and then shared cars up to South Head Farm. On the way up to the farm by the hairpin bend are a few trees planted by a stream, one of which we planted in memory of our friend and former MNTV member Susan Tarr. Unfortunately the tree we planted didn’t survive last year's dry summer so we replaced it with a new alder sapling.
After our mid-morning break with sticky ginger and lemon drizzle cake, we made our way up the track nearby. Those of you who came out to Hayfield last summer and cleared the drains up the track will be pleased to know that the hard work was not in vain, the rain water was running off the road as intended. We went further up the track clearing pebbles that had being washed into the road drains on the way.
It was obvious where the work stopped last time and we continued up the hill clearing drains and filling in the deep (30cm) potholes in the track. The local farmer uses the track but the NT fire truck has limited ground clearance, and after the fires last year they were keen to level off the track. A while after lunch the tops of the hills disappeared in the cloud and after filling in another few potholes we called it a day and headed home, just before the rain got heavier.
Jenny
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