There were 17 in the group which returned today to the bluebell wood behind Greys Court, where we have been cutting down laurel bushes and clearing brambles to encourage the bluebells to spread. Since our last visit in October on the same task all the remaining brambles had been cut to the ground by a machine, and we were delighted to see tiny bluebell shoots everywhere, including the previous laurel patches.
The morning was mainly sunny, but the cut material from the last session was so wet after the winter rains that not much would burn on the bonfire. At least the fire was able to deal with the brambles we clipped away from the base of trees unreachable by the machine. Iced gingerbread and scotch pancakes with jam were our coffee-time rations, provided by Diane.
Julia 26/1/2014
