Bird Boxes, Benches and Bracing Winds

As with a lot of days lately there seems to be a multitude of jobs to get through in a single day. Thankfully as Reserve Managers we are not alone in these tasks and the invaluable work that the volunteers do makes our life a lot easier. Today, being a Thursday was no exception, the team ticking a lot of jobs from the list.

Jacky finished off oiling a couple of benches for John and Jonathan to put back above Risedale Beck.

Beth, our work experience, went out with Stacey to check and clean out  some of the 140 bird boxes we have on the reserve.

Jacky and the team ventured onto the moorland to rake up some grass cuttings from earlier in the week. The tractor made short easy work with the cutting, not so easy with the raking

and the carting away.

For much of the day it seemed to threaten rain, thankfully none came but the wind from the east did its best to scatter our rakings.

This Shaggy Inkcap was showing why they are called Ink caps, clearly visible is the dripping 'ink'.

Thanks to all that helped today, including Keith who did a stirling job on the wood store.