1st March
Roadside Beech trees trimmed by Mark.
2nd - 5th March
Owl box made.
6th March
Chip from top strip bagged; owl box put up on Oak overlooking wetland; first woodpecker heard drumming in Scrub.
8th March
Barn owl seen hunting over Wetland, tantalisingly close to owl box!
13th March
Hal and Beth came to help - clearing, splitting and clearing Rowan logs from the quarry and pulling brash out; Beth planted Cinquefoil by the picnic stone on the meadow. Dead woodcock on meadow. Logs stored in Shed No. 3 (Shed No.1 repurposed as tool shed.)
19th March
John bought 50 posts from the Mart Sale to use for path edging (brought to Liddells 20th).
During March Clare worked to remake path east of Top Strip, laying membrane, relaying chip and edging with stones from Liddells. Beginning of construction of shed for apiary. Or, as acute observers will realise, Shed No. 4.
Wednesday 30th March
Pair of pied wagtails on the top grazing.
Don't they look better
Ready for splitting
But who made the owl box's maker?
Gathered winter fu-u-el
Cinquefoil