The branches that had been spotted were on South Drive where a lot of students cross onto campus from the park, so out came the extendable loppers and with a bit of a stretch success was had.
(Pictures taken by myself on 28th January 2016)
Thursday 28 January 2016
Mind your head...
Today Rach and Paul had the task of pulling down branches that had snapped off but were still hung in the trees. These can cause a bit of a problem should a visitor walk underneath and the branch suddenly fall down. So for health and safety purposes we have to get them before they get someone else (the branch, not the visitor). Please don't start picturing us running around chasing down visitors with branches, we really don't do that.
The branches that had been spotted were on South Drive where a lot of students cross onto campus from the park, so out came the extendable loppers and with a bit of a stretch success was had.
(Pictures taken by myself on 28th January 2016)
The branches that had been spotted were on South Drive where a lot of students cross onto campus from the park, so out came the extendable loppers and with a bit of a stretch success was had.
(Pictures taken by myself on 28th January 2016)
Path Maintenance
On Monday Paul, Carl and Sam worked in the Churchwood woodland clearing a section of path that connects the university to St Chad's church. This pathway is used regularly by dog walkers, runners, and students amongst others to get from Headingley onto the campus. Over time the path has become muddy and boggy and is very difficult to pass through without wellington boots on.
As a quick solution when it has become so boggy, there has been mulch or wood chippings put down which then over time rots down and more has just been put on top. So to combat this in the meantime, the team dug up the pathway to get the level back down to the stone and rubble underneath all the detritus. They dug up the path on the campus side of the wall and also on the church side as that too had become very boggy with all the pedestrian traffic. It was a hard task to undertake as the build up of mud and old chippings had become sodden with water and so was heavy to move.
We saw the vicar when we were working down there and he told us that there had been a very kind donation to St Chad's Church of four large builders' bags of wood chippings. So he very generously said we could use these to create the path through from the church to the campus side.
A layer of wood chippings was spread out over the ground to create the new path and hopefully this will stop the area from becoming so muddy.
In the future when the area has dried out, we will hopefully put down some gravel or larger stones to create a better path. If we continue down the road of chippings, then these need to be replaced every year as they do just rot down to create the muddy paths of before. In the meantime this temporary fix should keep the area free from mud for quite awhile, much to the appreciation of the local dog walkers.
(Photos taken by myself on 25th January 2016)
As a quick solution when it has become so boggy, there has been mulch or wood chippings put down which then over time rots down and more has just been put on top. So to combat this in the meantime, the team dug up the pathway to get the level back down to the stone and rubble underneath all the detritus. They dug up the path on the campus side of the wall and also on the church side as that too had become very boggy with all the pedestrian traffic. It was a hard task to undertake as the build up of mud and old chippings had become sodden with water and so was heavy to move.
We saw the vicar when we were working down there and he told us that there had been a very kind donation to St Chad's Church of four large builders' bags of wood chippings. So he very generously said we could use these to create the path through from the church to the campus side.
A layer of wood chippings was spread out over the ground to create the new path and hopefully this will stop the area from becoming so muddy.
(Photos taken by myself on 25th January 2016)
Spotted at the bird feeder
On Tuesday I happened to walk by the bird feeder at The Cottage at the perfect time. I spotted a Blue Tit pecking at some nuts. So this is my bird of the day today!
It took awhile to get a good picture as the little guy kept jumping around the cage just as I was about to take a picture.
So here's a little bit of information about the Blue Tit or as known by it's Latin name: Cyanistes caeruleus. It is part of the Tit (Paridae) family. It's one of the more recognisable garden birds with its blue, yellow and white markings. In Spring, the young blue tits have yellow instead of white cheeks.
They can be found not only in gardens, but woodland, hedgerows and parks too. Their diet consists mainly of insects, caterpillars, seeds and nuts. A bird feeder with 4-5 blue tits at it may be feeding 20 or more of their family. So make sure to keep your bird feeders and tables topped up for our little feathery friends.
Head to the RSPB website for more information. www.rspb.org.uk
#birds #wildlife #biodiversity
(Pictures taken by myself on 26th January 2016)
It took awhile to get a good picture as the little guy kept jumping around the cage just as I was about to take a picture.
So here's a little bit of information about the Blue Tit or as known by it's Latin name: Cyanistes caeruleus. It is part of the Tit (Paridae) family. It's one of the more recognisable garden birds with its blue, yellow and white markings. In Spring, the young blue tits have yellow instead of white cheeks.
They can be found not only in gardens, but woodland, hedgerows and parks too. Their diet consists mainly of insects, caterpillars, seeds and nuts. A bird feeder with 4-5 blue tits at it may be feeding 20 or more of their family. So make sure to keep your bird feeders and tables topped up for our little feathery friends.
Head to the RSPB website for more information. www.rspb.org.uk
#birds #wildlife #biodiversity
(Pictures taken by myself on 26th January 2016)
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