On Sunday we went to Vogrie Country Park. Here’s a synopsis of the day from Eluned:
“This rather blustery Sunday saw us at the beautiful Vogrie Country Park near Gorebridge. Greeted at the entrance by the gate-keeper and a heard of doggies we soon found our way to the area of woodland where the ranger, Alan, had marked some trees for removal. We got straight to our destructive work and with many shouts of “timber!” the poor little trees were soon littering the ground awaiting snedding (branch removal) and sawing. We made several habitat-piles for wildlife with the felled trees and collected the rest to be burnt.
After our lovely soupy lunch a small group split off to try to get a fire going to clear some pre-cut rhododendron nearby but the fire struggled to get going with the damp wood. Meanwhile the fire in the woodland was roaring through the felled trees and as always, marshmallows miraculously appeared for toasting. It was a great day out, despite the drizzle, and we all left well smoked and happy.”
Photos by John; full gallery available here.
Details on this weeks project coming soon!
Also a reminder to sign up for the ‘Innovative Learning Week’ project (Wed 19th): Details here.