This was our second task using the group’s new scythes – recently kindly donated to us by LWT (Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust). I don’t know if we’ve ever worked in a church yard?
10 of us set about the job of scything away summer growth of grasses and wildflowers then raking it to a corner under some trees. I believe LWT and the custodians of the churchyard wanted to experiment with leaving a section of the grounds to grow un-cut, to allow wildflowers to bloom. We agreed to help with the end of season cut.
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It was a hard-working day it must be said and everyone really put in a lot of effort to clear as much as possible. We were kindly brought cake and biscuits by Terry, who regularly cuts other areas within the grounds. Afterwards we were given a tour of the church and tower, which is where Niamh took the excellent aerial picture (our camera drone was out of action today so the tower was a handy vantage point!!)
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Thank you to all who attended and worked so hard and to Sophie who did today’s brew kit.
Jonathan
Jonathan