Conservation at Crack Lane, Langton Matravers on 13th October.
The team was Andy B, Geoff P, Paul and Richard. An excellent morning’s work in the small quarry clearing the face of the quarried area and making good progress to the right hand side which we haven’t achieved before. Clearance of the ground in front of the faces and cutting back buddleia, bramble and hawthorn on the left side have left the site quite clear.
Initial view of the small quarry from the footpathCloser view before starting workAnd after completing the workNature notes: Andy found a number of Nettle leaved bellflower with this one still in flower which was great to seeContinue reading →
We had a good session this morning at Kingbarrow Quarry in lovely weather. A select band did a great job – Andy, Geoff P, Paul, Richard and Alan.
Alan worked on the access which had become quite overgrown with brambles and blackthorn. The others worked on the fossil forest section.
Unfortunately there is quite a lot of cotoneaster now after the clearance several years ago and Andy did a great job clearing some of that. Some of it was coming through from a neighbouring property.
Access path in need of some attentionAccess path after 2 hours workClearing the exposure above the fossil forest horizonWorking on the fossil forest horizonContinue reading →
