Jarn Heath, Saturday 3rd of December, 2022

This week's blog post was written by the heroic Helen and Henry!:

This week, Green Gym assembled on a chilly December morning in Boars Hill. After layering up and donning our wellies, we headed over to Jarn Heath, the area nestled between Jarn Mound and Matthew Arnold Field. Sally briefed us on the tasks to be done, which included cleaning the stone bench between Jarn Heath and Jarn Mound, and clearing a glade in the wood by removing bramble and hard raking the woodland floor to expose the soil seed bank; OPT’s aim is to create favourable conditions for brown hairstreak butterflies.  

Long sleeves and gloves were very welcome whilst clearing the bramble, and helped take the edge off the cold, though it wasn’t long until our activities warmed us up! We raked our trimmings into dead hedges at the periphery of the heath, taking care to avoid smothering any holly bushes or honeysuckles. With our arms hurting from “rake ache” we then packed up the tools and headed back home.



The path to be cleared

A peaceful spot for a sit


The team at work

Moot

A pretty stile 

A path through! 


Fungi on good form








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