Category Archives: JMNR Work Parties

July’s work party was a bit of a washout, yet one hardy soul did brave the deluge for the whole of the morning. So, this Saturday’s tasks read like a rerun of last month’s – pulling out cleavers (i.e. goose-grass), … Continue reading →

July’s work party will be targeting the reserve’s flourishing vegetation. Some jobs have already been dealt with, for example Dick Johnson voluntarily devoted the whole of last Saturday morning to single-handedly clearing the base of the north hedge of grass … Continue reading →

Nature has gone wild at the reserve since last month’s work party, so there are plenty of (relatively easy) jobs needing some input – typically trimming back the green stuff where it threatens to swamp out our carefully nurtured young … Continue reading →

This month we will be concentrating on trimming back the grass at the base of the ‘new’ hedge and mowing the paths. Depending on progress we will try to do some more work on improving the area around the pumphouse. … Continue reading →

Leave the Easter crowds behind by joining us for some light gardening at the Jim Mart reserve. We will be tackling some more brambles and perhaps lowering the ground level around the outside of the pumphouse wall. The present spell … Continue reading →

Spring has arrived at the Jim Mart reserve with the first flowers now showing. This month’s work party at the reserve will continue with the removal of decaying vegetation and cutting back/digging up bramble regrowth. Following some recent hedge laying … Continue reading →