Snipes Dene has been cleared of non-native conifers, and our task today was to plant out oak saplings (over 100!), 1 small beech tree, 2 hazels and 2 willows.
The first task was to load up the plant pots containing the saplings onto the truck and then it was off to Snipes Dene.
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| Dave digs a hole |
The oaks were planted 5 to 10 metres apart, the beech was planted near to the road (well it was in a large, heavy pot!), the hazels were planted on top of a mound and the willows were planted near to the stream.
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| One of the planted oak saplings |
After a quick lunch back at the Pontop shed we loaded up the final 34 oak saplings and headed back to Snipes Dene to finish off the task.
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| Bugles (Ajuga replans) in Snipes Dene |
I think even the work was actually hard it gives you a moment of satisfaction of what you've done to save the earth and the environment. I never saw such trees and beautiful plants except in pictures and the internet. Snipes Dene is very lucky to have folks like you there.
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