Cothill Fen, 13th December 2014
This was our final outing of the year and our second consecutive work party at Cothill Fen. Once again, we were joined by Judy Webb from Natural England, who was directing our activities at the site. Fifteen-strong, we met in the car park and unloaded the tools before beginning the fairly lengthy trek along the path to the Fen itself. Upon arrival, Judy set out the morning's tasks, which were primarily to continue thinning the trees that have been encroaching upon the edges of the wetland habitat and also to add to the log path at the around the edge of the site perimeter - using the trunks of some of the felled trees. Prior to commencing, Green Gym session leader Margaret gave a short presentation on the correct use of tools - namely loppers and saws. This was mainly for the benefit of our new members, but served as a good refresher for the rest of us. We set to work and despite the cold and frosty start to the morning, we soon warmed up. Many small trees ...