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Works Diary for October
October has been a month of cutting and clearing, after our annual grass cutting.
The wet weather during the month has not helped, but most things are going to plan.
In the Upper Reach this area has only been litter pick during the month.
In the Middle Reach work has started on clearing the north bank, and this area has also been litter picked.
In the Lower Reach the area has been completely cleared of the
grass cuttings. The north bank and areas
on the south side have been hand cut and cleared.
We still have to complete the
hand cutting on the eastern bank given suitable weather conditions.
Additional Snakes Head Fritillary bulbs have
been planted at the east end of this area.
This area has also been litter picked.
On the Dene Top all the grass cuttings have been removed from the car park. And the whole area has been litter picked.
2 bags of Litter were collected this month.
Photos of some of this work along can be seen on the October Photo Page.
September has been a month of cutting, clearing and maintenance.
The annual grass cutting has been completed in the upper and lower dene.
North Tyneside Council again were involved with the cutting all the
lower dene areas and did an excellent job of work.
The upper dene has been cut
back with a cutter and bailer from Whitley Bay Golf Club, this has saved us 6
weeks of raking up on the dene top.
In the Upper Reach the section around the new trees at the
western end has be cut and cleared, along with the section around the longstone
seat.
All the wild flower and grass areas have been machine cut.
In the Middle Reach all the wild flower and grass areas have been machine cut.
In the Lower Reach the southern bank has been cut back and a
start has been made on cutting the eastern bank, we have started to clear the
green waste from the main cut.
All the wild flower and grass areas have been
machine cut.
On the Dene Top some cutting and clearing has been done, and more bramble runner have been dug out before the main machine cutting.
2 bags of Litter were collected this month.
Photos of some of this work along can be seen on the September Photo Page.
Works Diary for November
November has been a month of cutting and clearing, after our
annual grass cutting. The wet weather during the month has not helped, we did lose
one days work this month because of heavy rain. In the Upper Reach work has started on clearing the north
bank, another days work should see this area all cleared.
This area has also been litter picked.
In the Middle Reach the area has been completely cleared of
the grass cuttings. This area has also been litter picked. In the Lower Reach this area has also been litter picked. On the Dene Top this area has also been litter picked. 3 bags of Litter were collected this month.
Photos of some of this work along can be seen on the November Photo Page.
