It is soooo easy being green!

More path work this month, this time finishing off the project started in the Limes woodland last November. The half finished path has stood up to the weather well, so it was just a case of levelling the rest and extending the lining round the corner. The levelling was the tricky part as the ground was hard as nails what with all this annoyingly nice weather we’ve had lately, but brute force as usual did the trick! With the addition of a couple of steps beautifully delineated by some very rustic looking logs it was then the work of a moment to lay the liner and cover it with bark chips. Well, I say the work of a moment, but then it wasn’t me who had to bring the bark chips up the hill in the wheelbarrow….
For the safety’s sake we staked the logs (to prevent any rolling around of the beautiful delineation) which was fun coz the stakes we supposed to be tapered before use – using a scary looking billhook. After having a go with the bill hook I can honestly say it is not as easy as it looks. And of course some people had far more fun than was strictly necessary with the giant hammer mallet thing.
In true Changing Rooms style, Ruth added the last minute finishing touches with some artfully placed logs at the top of the path – multifunctional as they will make cracking seating for those of us who get a bit puffed climbing up the hill!

And the finished article – a really satisfying day’s work!

On a slightly sadder note, next month will be Ruth’s last day as she is very selfishly jetting off on a round the world trip – any volunteers to take over from her and help to make sure these Saturdays continue would be gratefully received. I’m reliably informed that the work is not onerous – mainly sending of an email once a month and liaising with Willsbridge to check what work needs doing.

Next volunteer day - 12th May 2007: come along, there might even be cake!
(Photos from April will appear at some point - being clever I've managed to lose the connecting cable)