It’s the peak of the balsam bashing season and four of us worked on clearing the hillside near the new housing development at Bank House Farm. It was a routine job made more difficult than usual by the steep, wet and uneven ground, but we made a good start on a job that will keep us occupied for a good few years to come.
Jean
The other group helped Caera complete fencing in fields near the Apprentice House that used to be planted with potatoes when Bank House was a working farm. The soil has been enriched over the last few years and will soon be home to Highland cattle.
Gordon sent in this report about the fencing:
We were working in the corner of the field where the path from the Apprentice House to Norcliffe Chapel approaches the chapel lych gate. This photograph was taken from the Apprentice House path. A gate has been hung but it had no post to close against - this gate is at the left hand edge of the to photo. The corner post visible in the photo was in but not braced and the hole for the corner post at the far end near the edge of the woods was part dug. The part dug hole was finished and that post embedded in rammed earth then braced. A clapper post for the gate and another king post were dug in. Some intermediate posts and other bracing were added. Useful work but this still leaves the staff a lot of more to do to have the fields secure ready for the Highland cattle conservation grazing after the hay has been cut.
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