Today, David Preston and two fellow rangers from the Parks and Countryside Department spent the day working in Adel Woods, carrying out work which is beyond the scope of Friends of Adel Woods because it requires the use of a chainsaw.
They began by completing thinning out silver birches around Adel Crag, and creating habitat piles with the cut wood and scrub to promote biodiversity.
After this they cleared from paths three trees which had fallen in the recent storms (Storm Babet and Storm Ciarán).
The first was a tree which had fallen across the path leading down from the picnic area to the Meanwood Valley Trail – just at the junction with the MVT. Our treasurer, Steph, had already removed all the smaller branches with a pair of loppers, but the main branches needed to be tackled with a chainsaw.
The two other large trees had fallen across a path near Adel Crag. David and his colleagues successfully removed these – a difficult job.
Finally, they went down to the Buck Stone, thinnng out 2 small trees, and opening up the area.
The plan is to carry out further work on Adel Bog later this year – removing four trees which are encroaching onto Adel Bog.
Thank you, David, to you and your colleagues for all the good work you do!
Friends of Adel Woods were formed in 2009 to help maintain Adel Woods and encourage people to enjoy them. We meet one morning a month to carry out various jobs, and we also put on educational events. Recently, we have had a bat walk, and a fungal foray.
Our next “work party” is on Sunday the 10th December, when we will be litter picking, and carrying out path maintenance.
If you would like to take part in our activities, please get in touch by leaving a comment on our website.
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