Wednesday 5th August 2026

 4 of us today, including the welcome return of Robert.

 

With 3 brushcutters we made good progress clearing the drainage ditch that starts behind the new S&T building. Further sessions will be required to complete the job but this should be possible before we start the winter programme in September.

 

After the first break 2 of us went to Chicken Curve, as the landowner had reported that despite the recent clearance work there was still ragwort close to her donkey paddock. We spoke to the lady and she pointed out the ragwort. It was not an easy part of the bank to get to but we found a route. Ragwort is not always easy to distinguish from other plants but we used the fail safe method of pulling up anything with a yellow flower. Hopefully this additional clearance is to the lady’s satisfaction.

 

For future reference the lady lives in the bungalow, with the donkey paddock adjacent and fenced white. This means we need to clear the ragwort right to the road. We used a spotter on the footpath, which runs along the bottom of the bank, as it was not always possible to see some of the ragwort when on the bank.

 

David M

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