It's been another busy time in the valley recently for our staff and volunteers,
with a wide range of tasks undertaken last week. On Thursday and Friday the team were out
with Reserve Manager Fallon Mahon, managing chalk grasslands on the Yorkshire
Wolds at Grimthorpe Dale, thus helping the local farmer to deliver the
requirements of his Agri-Environment Scheme, and bringing further environmental
benefits to the site. The task involved clearing back dense and encroaching
Bramble and Hawthorn to allow the chalk grassland flowers and associated
butterflies and other invertebrates to flourish – always difficult work and
more so on the steep sided valleys across the Wolds – so well done to the team
for their efforts.
Earlier in the week we were out
locating and collecting tree stumps following a request from an infant school
near Thirsk, for them to be used as seats as part of their story telling time –
nice to know they are going to good use. With the reserve still flooded and
access restricted, the extended team have also been busy helping to collect
more of this winter’s felled timber before processing it into next year’s log
supplies - hopefully ensuring a steady supply of extra budget next year to help
get all the necessary work done on the reserve. Many thanks as always to our
great team for such a sterling effort this week.
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