Despite a misty and damp day and an unpromising weather forecast, eleven of us met by the Cricket Pavilion, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, for this morning’s work party.
Five of us chose to litterpick, and six to clear holly on the Meanwood Valley Trail.
Litterpicking
“Despite the murky weather I enjoyed my litter picking walk through the woods.”
Our litterpickers picked up about five bags of rubbish between them. They ranged widely through the woods: around the rugby club, along Crag Lane, through the plantation woodland and the Stairfoot Lane carpark. They collected the usual stuff: sweet/crisp wrappers, bottles, poo bags and broken glass and found a car battery which had been dumped near Stairfoot Lane.
One of our litterpickers brought a saw so that she could clear some fallen logs on three paths in the northern part of the woods.
Path clearing on the Meanwood Valley Trail
We path clearers made our way down from the Cricket Pavilion to the pond, and and from there proceeded up the Meanwood Valley Trail as far as the picnic area, trimming back holly on our way.
Another successful morning! And a big thank you to all our volunteers!!
By the way, we left our off-clippings in the woodland on either side of the trail in accordance with guidance from Leeds City Council. However, someone has moved clippings into the centre of the trail – possibly to provide a surface on top of the mud. It wasn’t us!
About Friends of Adel Woods
We hope that you have enjoyed reading about our activities and would be delighted if you would like to join us.
Friends of Adel Woods were formed in 2009 to help maintain Adel Woods and encourage people to enjoy them. We meet one weekend morning a month to carry out various jobs or ”work parties”, and we also put on educational events such as bat walks, fungal forays and birdsong walks.
We are a very friendly group and welcome new members who want to help preserve our special woods, enjoy fresh air and exercise in the woods, and make new friends.
If you would like to take part in our activities, keep an eye on our Home Page.
You don’t need to book to come along to one of our work “parties”: just come along!
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