Beneath a canopy of brown, orange and even mauve leaves, the Wren Group practical work team finished the bramble clearance in Chalet Wood, in preparation for next spring’s bluebell display.
This annual ritual ensures that visitors can enjoy the best possible show of these ever-popular flowers. While we were at work someone presented organiser Peter Williams with a Hedgehog she had found in an exposed position on a track, and Peter duly found a well-brambled corner of the wood in which to place it. This was the last practical work Sunday of the year, but we will reconvene on Sunday 5 January 2014, probably to clear scrub on the old sewage works site. Also planned for early 2014 is a session to clear invasive pennywort in Perch Pond. Watch out for details! Sharon Payne