The Buck Stone is a large outcrop of rock in the woods behind Buckstone Avenue. It has been shown on maps for at least 200 years and the Buckstone estate is named after it!
The Friends of Adel Woods have worked on the area around the Buck Stone in recent years to ensure that it is remains an impressive feature of the woods and is not overgrown by trees, bracken and brambles.
When we first worked on the Buck Stone, we created a woodpile with the tree branches which we had cut – not only does it look neat, but it also creates a habitat for beetles, other insects and small animals. When we arrived today, your correspondent was dismayed to see that all that was left of our log pile were a few charred logs. It seems that last week someone set fire to it and the fire brigade had to be called.
Today we had a large group of Friends – including some enthusiastic young people – which was great.
The bracken had not yet broken through the surface of the ground and the main work was pulling up brambles – which we left on our log pile!
Again, we were blessed with good weather, and a good time was had by all.
Friends of Adel Woods 