AND SOME MORE HEDGE WORK

 A further hedge exercise today:   

The southern boundary next to Vilner Farm land was dissolving.  The fence was falling apart and brambles were overwhelming it.  

The brambles had been cut back and flattened so we could get to the fence. 

The kissing gate was in excellent condition but no-one was using it because the path had moved to a gap in the fence.

So the volunteers mended the fence as best we could and plaited the few hawthorn stems already growing near the gate.

From our neighbour's land

Then about 20 hedging stakes, cut and pointed on site, were hammered into the ground and small hazel plants were planted between the stakes.  We had to protect them with cut bramble stems as this is a very rabbitty area.

  

To finish off, thin hethering rods were twisted along the top of the hedging stakes to hold everything together.

It just started to rain as we were leaving.

A good morning's work