Despite some very heavy rain overnight we had an amazing turnout for Earthworks, with about 15 people attending! This took us a bit by surprise as we thought the woods would be far too soggy for most families, but our crew are a hardy lot and soon there was tea being brewed and work being done.
The big task of the day was the tarp line and Karl and I arrived early to get the rope in place. We harvested some saplings from the newly-levelled car park area and the team got to work sharpening these into points to use as stakes. Chris meanwhile was salvaging some boards to build a raised fire pit, removing old nails and screws and working with Hollie to cut them to size. It was an amazing team effort with everyone chipping in and showing the children how to use the knives!
The results are fantastic, I can’t believe that this overgrown patch of woodland has become such a wonderful space in such a short space of time and I am so grateful to everyone for all their efforts.
