Not strictly tree related but countryside related

[Matthew Arnold]

Got two days of paddock work for one of the trailway section owners. He wants to put a new fence around the boundary but needs the 6ft+ of Blackthorn, Holly and Elder growth cleared away first. This is the first days work.

[Minotaur]

Come on Matt,

 

Wheres our daily update? are you ill or just slacking ?

[Matthew Arnold]

Come on Matt,

 

Wheres our daily update? are you ill or just slacking ?

 

Slacking at the moment although i did put a picture of the new stretch of old railway line we are currently having cleared and surfaced. its in the lounge under the gains cross section.. Spent 2 more days clearing the paddock then 2 days doing tree work at a school. Got complaints from the teachers about the noise from the chipper ha ha.

[Matthew Arnold]

Todays task in the rain. 2 stiles one eitherside of a small paddock. Then a sleeper bridge where the van got stuck. The tracks were perfectly driveable but only if you kept momentum.

[Matthew Arnold]

My local stretch of trailway has just been resurfaced. It was scraped before the stone was put down as the surface was 8 years old and getting very rough in places. Here are the before and after pictures.

[alex_m]

Nice job! How long was the stretch and how much material was used?

[Matthew Arnold]

Nice job! How long was the stretch and how much material was used?

 

Its a 1 mile stretch (including ramps, and adjoining paths). I think 100 tons of Mendip stone type 3 to dust was used. 80 ton was put on the sheet but we had an extra 20 ton as a freebie as the contractor had underestimated how much stone was required.

Edited March 7, 2012 by Matthew Arnold

[Matthew Arnold]

Had a report of drug paraphernalia in a play area we are taking on the management of in April. I was anticipating nothing more than a homemade bong. I just about hit the roof when i found a bag full of needles both used and clean. Both sharps boxes were empty.

[Matthew Arnold]

These two flowers should be out in flower until April/May. The first is a White Dog-violet (Viola riviniana). The second is Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys).

[Matthew Arnold]

Did a few rights of way jobs after a morning of burning up on an ancient monument in very thick fog. Took all of 20 minutes to cut down one dead blackthorn and a few branches here and there. Got a stile step to replace and a full sleeper bridge over a ford outlet.