11 of us met today at Alderley Edge to continue the job we began on 17th October - digging up and cutting down birch saplings in an area of woodland across the road from the Wizard Car Park. Removal of the saplings will allow bilberry and heather to re-establish beneath the native trees.
Unusually we were unsupervised (the ranger does not work weekends), but we knew what we were doing from our visit last month. Tree poppers were an excellent tool to pull up the small saplings and proved that the right tool for the job makes things so much easier (and enjoyable!).
In the morning, half the group worked in the same area as on 17th October and the other half worked in a new area across the lane. All morning, both groups struggled to get a bonfire going despite valiant efforts!
We took cake and coffee at 11:00, lunch at 1 and called it a day at 3. Three people had to leave after lunch so at close of play eight of us remained to make the fire safe and return the tools to the rangers' toolshed.
Daniel
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