Monthly Archives: February 2010

What a surprise, after Saturday’s glorious weather, to open the curtains on Sunday morning and find an inch of snow had fallen – and snow continued to fall until there were two inches on the ground.

Needless to say, the woods looked fantastic, and the Crag looked even more sphinx-like than ever!

The Sphinx of Adel Crag: photo by Tom Swire

Another gorgeous, crisp, sunny day and fifteen Friends gathered to collect litter.  We collected about 20 bags of rubbish plus –

three full cans of beer

a car bumper

various car engine parts

a broken tricycle (toddlers)

washing machine hose

a broken china sink

some foreign bank notes (taken to the police)

Particular thanks are due to the person who dumped about four black bin liners of rubbish in Crag Lane.

Another satisfying morning!

Roger writes down one of David’s jokes!

Six of us spent two hours this morning having a look at things we can do in the woods.

It was a beautiful, crisp morning.  Having looked at the bird and bat boxes in Alwoodley Crag Plantation, we made our way to the Crag and the picnic area, and then down the Meanwood Valley Trail, past the pond and the Slabbering Baby, to the Seven Arches, and from there to Copper’s field and then back to the Cricket Pavilion and the Buckstones.

Now that we have been up and running for over six months, it is clear that there are tasks which we can do regularly, tasks which we can plan over a year, and tasks which will require careful planning over a number of years.

A very enjoyable morning.  Thanks are due to David for his amusing badinage which kept us all entertained.