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Friends of Dothill Local Nature Reserve

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17th January - Joerg brushcutting by Dothill Bridge

17th January - Joerg brushcutting by Dothill Bridge

...to transplant some of the oaks from the nursery.

Glenys with sapling in its new home

Glenys with sapling in its new home

What the other team did

What the other team did

Finished cutting back a willow encroaching on the meadow west of Tee Lake. Here's Ian L getting stuck in!

Willow cleared

Willow cleared

7th February

7th February

A team of Friends repaired the dead-hedge near the Shawbirch Road entrance.

21st February

21st February

Coppicing and extending the dead-hedge in Beanhill Wood. Here are Aidan and Jon putting in stakes.

28th February

28th February

One day we'll reach the end!

7th March

7th March

Planting up the first of two floating platforms, Tee Lake.

14th March

14th March

Sunshine for our dead-hedging work

21st March

21st March

Ron and Toria cleared mud from the path by the oak nursery....

Another team planted the second floating platform and 'launched' it on Tee Lake...

...while a third team collected stone to lay by Dothill Pier. Great work, everyone!

28th March

28th March

This week we began on the installation of the new 50 Tree Trail markers. Here's Ian R at tree 47.

Tree 47 Beech sign in place.

Beech tree with its new sign, only another 49 to go!

4th April

4th April

More tree signs went in today. Russ and Jon having fun digging!

Trees 21 and 22 done.

25th April

25th April

Marion painting, Spa Meadow

2nd May

2nd May

Glenys and Fiona painting at the Shawbirch entrance

9th May

9th May

Some of the volunteers surveyed the next boxes. Here is a great tit...

...and here's a blue tit

30th May

30th May

One group dug out some old fencing by Dothill Pool - go for it, Jon!
Other tasks included path sweeping and cutting back overgrown vegetation.