Our first Friends of Adel Woods event since 13th December, and the first after so-called Freedom Day (July 19th), when most of the covid 19 restrictions were removed.
Would anyone turn up? There was no need to worry: eleven of us came, full of enthusiasm, to help Steve Joul with a range of tasks in the woods. Even better, the forecast thunderstorms did not arrive, and it was a beautiful day.
Four of us set off to pick up litter – and picked up lots of broken glass around Adel Crag before dispersing to pick up litter around the picnic area and in the beech wood.
The rest of us set off to the steps down from the carpark to Adel Beck to repair a couple of the steps and to clear mud from the rest of them. We last did this eighteen months ago in January 2020 (Oh, those innocent days before covid!) and in parts they were turning into a muddy bank – caused in part by the activity of some very energetic moles!
As we worked on the steps, the two Davids went to remove a tree which had fallen across the path along the side of the stream. Having sawn the trunk into three, they then got a passerby to move the trunk for them!
Having cleared the tree, the two Davids set about creating some drainage channels to stop the path turning into a quagmire whenever it rains.
Meanwhile, back at the steps, some of us were still removing mud and repairing the second step, while Steve and Roderic had moved to Crag Lane to clear a drainage pipe near the picnic area.
All in all, an excellent morning’s work.
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