Volunteers Needed! Darch's Wood Working Party 04/03/2023

The woods have been a hive of activity of late: those venturing into the wood since last Thursday, you might have noticed a few changes.

The guys from Agrifactors have been busy completing non-native invasive Rhododendron ponticum clearance in section '2d' and have given the main ride (i.e. the eastern side of the wood running down from St Bart's Church) a goodly trim. The brash has been left in situ, but the rhododendron is down and on the ground.
 
As such, and it will take a number of sessions to clear, we are able to continue our working party activities beyond the normal cessation date of March 31^st and into the spring months.
 
If you can spare an hour or two, we will commence what’s going to be a massive tidy-up this coming Saturday March 4^th.
 
We'd love to see you there: uphill from the pond at around 10:30.
 
We’ll be working in teams of no more than six: bring your own tools (gloves essential) but, as usual, we can always loan out loppers, rakes, saws etc. if needed.
 
Just follow the smoke to its source!