Friends at work and flora & fauna

21st June - Russell & Carole getting stuck in with clearing the Donnerville Spinney entrance.

That Carole gets everywhere! He she is with Jon, giving the path by Admaston Bridge a tidy.

More path clearing; Marion in Donnerville Spinney...

...and here's Keith removing some old wire fencing nearby.

More path clearing work was done on 14th June, as well as Himalayan Balsam control and an orchid count.

On 14th June we were joined by a team from Nova Training, who did a great job weeding the oak nursery.

It's orchid season again. Southern marsh orchid - beautiful!

More orchids.

On 7th June we tackled Himalayan Balsam, bird box surveying and path clearing. Here's Jon in action.

One of the markers for the 50 Tree Trail uncovered.

Tidy job!

Large fungus near Dothill Pool

Time for some lovely flowers to appear on the Reserve. This is meadow cranesbill ...

...and common poppy.

Orchid - common spotted?

On 31st May one group did some path clearing. Here's Paul at the south end of Tee Lake.

On 31st May another team strimmed and weeded the oak nursery. Before ...

...during (Kevin, some of the oaks are as tall as you now!) ...

...and after.

On 24th May we finished replacing Dothill Pier on Tee Lake...

...another group cleared around the holly hedge by Charlton Pool (this is before)...

...and this is after. Great work all!

On 24th May a third team completed the ivy removal from the hawthorns at the south end of Millennium Wood...

...hard graft but well worth it.

Our fourth team of intrepid volunteers did a great job strimming round all the Reserve's benches.

Some lovely sights at this time of year. Frothy cow parsley in Beanhill Woods ...

...and a swan/cygnet train on Tee Lake!

On 17th May the Friends continued working on Dothill Pier...

...while others weeded the oak nursery.

More newt surveying was carried out in May by Telford & Wrekin's ecology team. Some great results!

After being rained off on 3rd May, we really set to on the 10th. Some continued with the jetty...

...some trimmed the blackthorn from the path near the Henge...

...others continued with nestbox surveying (these are great tit chicks) ...

...and the final group strimmed and weeded the oak nursery.

The nursery before it was strimmed.

26th April - some of the Friends continued work on Dothill Pier...

...others cleared ivy from the hawthorn hedge by Shawbirch Bridge...

...and others did some surveying of nest boxes. Here's a lovely blue tit sitting on eggs.

Wellington Walkers, with a little help from the Friends, installed a Shropshire Way signpost on 26th April.

The bridges on the Three Bridge Way have benefited from some new signs, thank you Keith.

On 19th & 20th April, ecologists from Telford & Wrekin Council, with some of the Friends, surveyed two of the Reserve's pools...

...and healthy numbers of Great Crested and Smooth Newts were found.

On 19th April some of the Friends began replacing the Tee Lake jetty with recycled plastic.

First section completed!

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