Another productive Volunteers day at Moons Moat yesterday thanks to Julie. Bianca, Peter and Phil.
Very good to see the relaid paths on the south side of the site thanks to funding from the Church Hill Big Local Partnership who also organized and coordinated the work.
We had two main tasks for the day
Another productive Volunteers day at Moons Moat yesterday thanks to Julie. Bianca, Peter and Phil.
Very good to see the relaid paths on the south side of the site thanks to funding from the Church Hill Big Local Partnership who also organized and coordinated the work.
We had two main tasks for the day
Firstly to install the last two of the “Rubbing Posts” that complete the Nature Trail around the site. With all ten posts, and two additional direction posts, we can now complete the documentation which will help younger generations understand the wild life of the sites. We plain a general information booklet about the site as well as “work books” which will enable the younger visitors to “Brass Rub” from the plaque on top of the posts to collect images of the natural species found on the site. Watch out for the announcement of a special event at the Moat to launch these books.
Our second task was the on-going work to develop the wild flower meadow in the north-west corner of the site. As requested RBC had mowed the site last week and our task to day was to rake up the mown grass to enable preparation for the next round of seed planting. The raking was completed by Julie & Bianca in the morning leaving the mini hay-stacks to be removed by Peter, Phil & myself once we had finished the posts. As with our normal practice, all the material removed was related on site rather than removed and dumped off-site.
In between the two task I undertook a bit of litter picking and filled a black bag of rubbish some visitors had left behind. With water levels in the moat low we did find two traffic cones lurking in the silt. We managed to retrieve one but the other was too far across the soft silt to reach. A job for next time with suitable equipment.
Next month it will be attacking the summer scrub growth around the island to keep the site looking tidy.
Every time we are on site, and see how green and pleasant this oasis in Church Hill South is, why the council, and indeed residents, both those who live nearby and those in the wider community, don’t value the site more. After all, its one on the oldest and most historic sites in the town and one that survived the new town development.
Why not pay it a visit when you have an hour to spare, or better still, volunteer with us at the Moons Moat Conservation Group and help preserve and promote this historic gem.
Completed post 
A job well done 
Back filling 
That’ll do Fixing to the fence post 
Nice job.