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Members’ Muck-in

Muck-In Morning 30th April 2022

Muck-In Morning 30th April 2022

A benevolent sun shone down on the volunteers who turned up to muck in on Saturday 30th April. The main task was raking up cut grass, which was then taken away by dumper truck. We finished the morning removing tree

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Muck-In Morning 18th December 2021

Muck-In 18th December 2021

Tasks on the last Muck-In Morning of 2021 included removing tree guards on Pennypot, patch repairs to the access track, work on bee hotels, and pollarding trees next to the ride. Claire Slator provided a delicious chili lunch, as a

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Members’ Muck-in March 2019

Muck-in 9th March 2019

(Originally posted March 2019). We had a really successful Muck-in Morning on 9th March 2019. Seventeen members turned up in the damp and drizzle, and donned yellow jackets for a session of cutting back around the Mound viewing area and

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Members’ Muck-in June 2018

Members Muck-in June 2018

Thanks to all volunteers who turned out for the bracken and balsam bashing morning. It was warm work, but that didn’t stop them doing a fantastic job, as you can see from the before and after pictures. It was nice

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Members’ Muck-in October 2016

(Originally posted October 2016). Eighteen members, from the young to the not-so-young, turned out on Saturday 29th October for a morning of coppicing, raking, brash piling and bonfiring. The amount of work which was done was fantastic, and Colin was

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Members’ Muck-in May 2016

Members' Muck-in May 2016

(Originally posted 28th May 2016). Sixteen members turned out for a morning of bracken-bashing on Saturday 28th May 2016. Although most were novices at the task, everyone showed a natural aptitude for it, and at the end Colin Slator pronounced

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  • Muck-In Morning 13th December 2025
  • Closure of Access Track 29th November 2025
  • Muck-In Morning 18th October 2025
  • Muck-In Morning 28th June 2025
  • Muck-In Morning 26th April 2025

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