Raking and a rat
8 GoodGymers made their way to help the Friends of Chapmans Pond in York.
- Wednesday, 28th of April 2021
- Led by Pete
As the poor weather of the previous day improved and the sun came out we were in luck with a lovely evening for a bit of GGing.
We were met by 3 volunteers from Chapmans Pond who were ready with instructions and tools and soon put us up to work. Arriving out of breath Max was managed a quick sprint along the lake to get his stava to read a nice whole number and then his first contribution was to find a dead rat. Here Pete, Liz, Max and Paul were digging a path and filling with bark to enable access to the bird feeders - hoping that we didnt disturb the nesting tits too much...
Meanwhile Abi, Dom, Babs and Kieran were working hard to rake up cuttings that were being produced as fast as they could be raked into the "compost wall". Abi "ladybird whisperer" succeeded in saving some of the local wildlife which was appropriate as the areas being raked are destined as a butterfly area, willow arch and wildlife area.
Great work from everyone and we were treated to cake before departing our separate ways for food and customer reviews of local hostelries...
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