The second phase of the Harrison's Rocks Woodland Management plan is due to take place at the end of November. We are asking for volunteer help to deal with the arisings from the tree felling in the second compartment.
The second phase of the Harrison’s Rocks Woodland Management Plan will take place at the end of November.
The cutting is due to take place in the last week of November and we plan to clear the arisings over the weekend of 30th November and 1st December.
Consequently, we are now calling for volunteer help to clear the arisings and carry out any further revetment and brashing work required.
The work will mainly consist of moving the felled and sectioned trees to where they’re needed or creating habitat or brash piles. Any surplus or unusable material will be burnt.
Please come out and help with the work. A simple email to me letting me know whether Saturday or Sunday will greatly help in the planning of resources.
We will start work at 09:30 on both the Saturday and Sunday and work until dusk. Meet up in the car park or later on the crag. We’ll be working on the area immediately below the Isolated Buttress.
Please bring a packed lunch and drink. Boots and old clothing are advised – something water resistant but don’t wear your new Arcteryx jacket ;-)
Pruners and bowsaws are probably the most useful tools for dealing with the remains of the felled trees. For the revetment work, buckets, spades/shovels/wheelbarrows/buckets are also useful.
It'll probably be muddy on the lower path so come prepared! Heavy gardening gloves are good for protecting your hands.
I’ll also try to put up numbers of volunteers for each day so that you can decide when help is needed most.
Please pass this on to others who are not on the SVG mailing list and also to local clubs, walls etc.
Thanks,
Graham Adcock.
Post event ... 3rd December 2013...
Thank you to all SVG helpers for the magnificent effort on Saturday and Sunday last.
It is a credit to the climbers of the south east that so many are willing to come out and put in the effort required to keep the woodland management plan on track. Once again, Harrison's looks quite different but this work really has made a difference to the tree cover and will help dry the crag out for the summer.
We will shortly give dates for work at Bull's Hollow to finish the work done in early November by Croydon Climbing Club and also a day of work at High Rocks.
Cheers,
Graham.