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13th December 2020 – Danbury Commons

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This Sunday we were back to Danbury Common for the first time since March! In addition to scrub clearing, this

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29th November 2020 – Mount Pleasant Farm, Dunwich

1st December 2020 ESNTV

This Sunday’s task took us up to Mount Pleasant farm, on Dunwich Heath. We were given two tasks to do:

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1st November 2020 – Lower Barn Farm

14th November 2020 ESNTV

Sunday was our second post-‘furlough’ task, and we returned to Lower Barn Farm in Dedham. We didn’t quite pick up

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18th October 2020 – Lower Barn Farm

19th October 2020 ESNTV

It had been a long wait – and Sunday we returned to volunteering, at beautiful Dedham Vale. It was great

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8th March 2020 – Danbury Common

20th March 2020 ESNTV

Great to be back at Danbury and working with Ranger Alex again! We are helping to improve the balance of

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29th Feb – 1st Mar 2020 – Slindon Estate

20th March 2020 ESNTV

It was great to be able to get together again for a weekend away from the usual patch of Suffolk

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23rd February 2020 – Dunwich Heath

25th February 2020 ESNTV

‘Us hardy few’ (including Judith!) travelled to an extremity of our patch, for a task at Dunwich Heath. Despite some

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26th January 2020 – Ickworth Park

28th January 2020 ESNTV

Another great task turnout, with nineteen volunteers, including two new people for our visit to Ickworth. Our aim was clear

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12th January 2020 – Fenbridge

17th January 2020 ESNTV

We took a bumper workforce of twenty three volunteers to Fenbridge, for our first task of the year. Such was

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22nd December – Mount Pleasant Farm

17th January 2020 ESNTV

Our last task of the year saw many of us make the trip up the Suffolk coast to Dunwich. Here

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8th December 2019 – Lingwood Common

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Possibly a first ever trip to Lingwood Common, a neighbour of Danbury Common, to thin out this patch of woodland.

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24th November 2019 – Bourne Mill

24th November 201927th November 2019 ESNTV Bourne Mill, cutting, fire

A return to Bourne Mill after 2 years for a site-tidy. Everything was a little damp, which gave Team Craske

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10th November 2019 – Ickworth

10th November 201913th November 2019 ESNTV dahlias, Ickworth, walled garden

It barely seems like yesterday we were uncovering the dahlias in the walled garden at Ickworth; in fact it was

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27th October 2019 – Ickworth

27th October 201913th November 2019 ESNTV fire, hedge removal, Ickworth

Our fourth task working in the Albana this year to remove the inner box hedge along the path. Another long

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13th October 2019 – Melford Hall

13th October 201913th November 2019 ESNTV coppicing, fire, Melford Hall

A return to the eastern belt of woodland on the Melford Hall estate – the first in about 6 years!

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29th September 2019 – Ickworth Park

29th September 20191st October 2019 ESNTV fire, hedge removal, Ickworth

Back to Ickworth this week to continue the removal of the hedge along the inside of the Albana Walk. A

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15th September 2019 – Flatford Mill

15th September 20191st October 2019 ESNTV Flatford, mill pond clearance

Our annual task of clearing the Mill Pond of overgrowth was a great success, with large amounts of reed mace

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1st September 2019 – Ickworth Park

1st September 20191st October 2019 ESNTV hedge removal, Ickworth

Work continued on this task to remove the inner hedge from the Albana Walk. Steady progress was made in cutting

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18th August 2019 – Ickworth Park

18th August 20191st October 2019 ESNTV hedge removal, Ickworth

In the Albana there is a long, tall hedge that needs removing, so who do Ickworth call upon to get

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4th August 2019 – Danbury Common

17th August 2019 ESNTV Danbury Common, wildlife survey

Our third wildlife surveying task of the year, this time at Danbury Common. Some extra work was also carried out

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21st July 2019 – Dawns Covert

21st July 201922nd July 2019 ESNTV Dawns Covert, Pin Mill, wildlife survey

First time back to Dawns Covert for over three years, and it was great to see it teaming with wildlife.

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7th July 2019 – Ickworth Walled Garden

7th July 201918th July 2019 ESNTV Ickworth, walled garden, weeding

Back to the walled garden again, this time to finish off the canes and string around the dahlias, and to

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23rd June 2019 – Ickworth Walled Garden

23rd June 201918th July 2019 ESNTV Ickworth, walled garden, weeding

Back to the walled garden today to continue working on the dahlia beds. Most of the dahlias had now woken

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9th June 2019 – Dedham Vale

9th June 201919th June 2019 ESNTV Dedham, nature surveys

A totally different type of task this time. We went on the hunt for wildlife in the meadows/fields at Dedham

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12th May 2019 – Ickworth House

12th May 201919th June 2019 ESNTV dahlias, Ickworth, walled garden, weeding

It was time for the dahlias in the walled garden to be uncovered, and this job fell to SNTV once

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28th April 2019 – Danbury Common

28th April 20191st May 2019 ESNTV Danbury Common, tree surveys

A new type of task this week for our second trip to Danbury Common this year. The main purpose of

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14th April 2019 – Dedham

14th April 201916th April 2019 ESNTV Bridges Farm, Dalethorpe Park, Dedham

Lots of cutting back and tidying up of fallen trees on today’s task. The hedge-line needed a trim to allow

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31st March 2019 – Sutton Hoo

31st March 201916th April 2019 ESNTV Sutton Hoo

The entrance to Sutton Hoo’s overflow car park was a bit lumpy and had the wrong kind of matting underneath

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17th March 2019 – Ickworth

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Big task of the day: remove the double box hedge from around a dead tree, ready for someone else to

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3rd March 2019 – Flatford

3rd March 201917th March 2019 ESNTV ESNTV, Flatford

This task involved playing our part in the planting of 2000 trees in a relatively recently acquired area of Flatford.

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24th February 2019 – Orford Ness

24th February 201910th March 2019 ESNTV ESNTV, Orford Ness

Our visit to Orford Ness gave the group a couple of unique task opportunities. First was a smaller team that

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3rd February 2019 – Ickworth

3rd February 201910th March 2019 ESNTV Ickworth, laurels

Back at Ickworth for some laurel bashing this week. This task was in lieu of the originally planned task of

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20th January 2019 – Pin Mill

20th January 201910th March 2019 ESNTV Pin Mill

5 weeks on from the last task at Pin Mill, we returned to continue the clearance of the woodland. The

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6th January 2019 – Danbury Common

6th January 201910th March 2019 ESNTV Danbury Common

On SNTV’s first visit to Danbury Common in about 20 years (according to Andy!) we were able to make a

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16th December 2018 – Pin Mill

16th December 201823rd December 2018 ESNTV Pin Mill

For our last task of the year, and our annual Sausage Sizzle, we were at Pin Mill. The job for

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2nd December 2018 – Ickworth House

2nd December 20188th December 2018 ESNTV Ickworth

A return to coppicing along Geraldine’s Walk in front of the main house. We coppiced an area here on our

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18th November 2018 – Fen Bridge

18th November 201819th November 2018 ESNTV Fen Bridge, Flatford

This was the first time we had worked at Fen Bridge for nearly 4 years (the last time was March

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4th November 2018 – Melford Hall

4th November 201819th November 2018 ESNTV Melford Hall

A great turn-out today, and fortunately Rob & Josh had plenty of work to keep us occupied! The hedge along

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21st October 2018 – Lower Barn Farm

21st October 201819th November 2018 ESNTV Dedham, Lower Barn Farm

On a very warm October day we convened on Lower Barn Farm for a ‘slash and burn’ task. The job

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October 2018 – Surrey Hills Weekend

7th October 201816th March 2019 ESNTV Surrey Hills

This was the long-awaited SNTV working weekend away at Henman Bunkhouse in the Surrey Hills. Twelve of the group descended

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30th September 2018 – Flatford Mill

30th September 201819th November 2018 ESNTV Flatford

One week later than originally planned due to poor weather conditions, we returned to Flatford Mill for our annual clearance

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9th September 2018 – Dunwich Heath

9th September 201816th March 2019 ESNTV

We were very pleased to finally return to Dunwich Heath for a task for the first time in many years.

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26th August 2018 – Melford Hall

26th August 201822nd September 2018 ESNTV

This task at Melford Hall was mostly maintenance jobs – weeding, edging, and picking the copious amounts of fruit growing

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12th August 2018 – Ickworth House

12th August 201822nd September 2018 ESNTV

Today we returned to the Italianate Garden at Ickworth to continue removing the box roots and to dig out a

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29th July 2018 – Ickworth House

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Weather conditions for this task were very different compared to the previous few weeks! In fact, I think the wind

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15th July 2018 – Ickworth

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Working inside a greenhouse on a day with temperatures approaching 30 degs C didn’t sound very appealing, but fortunately the

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1st July 2018 – Orford Ness

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We returned to the Ness to tackle the Red Valerian, something we worked hard on last year. It was clear

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17th June 2018 – Ickworth

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We returned this week to Ickworth’s walled garden to continue working on the dahlia beds. A month ago we lifted

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3rd June 2018 – Sutton Hoo

3rd June 20188th December 2018 ESNTV 0 Comments Sutton Hoo

Great to be back at Sutton Hoo, thanks to new ranger Jonathan! We had the task of replacing steps along

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6th May 2018 – Melford Hall

6th May 20188th December 2018 ESNTV 0 Comments Melford Hall

We can’t reflect on this task without remembering the weather! Another lovely day to be working outdoors, at the beautiful

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22nd April 2018 – Ickworth Park

22nd April 201816th March 2019 ESNTV 0 Comments Ickworth

After an enforced break from tasks, we were keen and happy to be back with loppers and bow saws in

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11th March 2018 – Lower Barn Farm

11th March 201816th March 2019 ESNTV 0 Comments Dedham, Lower Barn Farm

On this task we returned to Lower Barn Farm to continue the hedge-laying and the cutting back of the growth

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25th February 2018 – Melford Hall

25th February 201816th March 2019 ESNTV 0 Comments Melford Hall

First visit of 2018 to Melford Hall saw us helping the property with some smaller jobs that needed doing as

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11th February 2018 – Lower Barn Farm

11th February 201816th March 2019 ESNTV 0 Comments Dedham, Lower Barn Farm

On this task we returned to Lower Barn Farm for the first time in awhile. We worked on the hedge

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28th January 2018 – Pin Mill

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Second task in a row where we did some coppicing – we’re getting good at it! This time it was

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14th January 2018 – Ickworth

14th January 201816th March 2019 ESNTV 0 Comments Ickworth

Our first task of the year was coppicing at Ickworth, working in Geraldine’s Walk, not far from the main house.

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3rd December 2017 – Moorats

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A visit to Moorats Park in Dedham for this task saw us working to repair a section of fence, including

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17th December 2017 – Dedham Hall Farm

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A very cold, frosty start to our last task of 2017. We worked at the far end of Dedham Hall

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19th November 2017 – Melford Hall

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A great turnout of volunteers on a lovely sunny day meant we were able to really attack the exterior hedge,

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5th November – Bourne Mill

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Second visit of the year to Bourne Mill in Colchester to do a site tidy. Most parts of the grounds

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22nd October 2017 – Ickworth

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A day of laurel-lopping! The saying that many hands make light work was never truer than today, as a hard-working

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8th October 2017 – Pin Mill

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This week it felt great to get back to a classic slash and burn task! We were on the heathland

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24th September 2017 – Orford Ness

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A change to the original programme saw a number of us convene on Orford Ness for our second task of

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10th September 2017 – Flatford Mill

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That time of year again! This task was the annual clearance of the mill pond at Flatford. This maintenance is

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27th August 2017 – Ickworth Park

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Third task in a row at Ickworth, but this time we were working in the walled garden, weeding/clearing a couple

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13th August 2017 – Ickworth Park

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Another session cutting back the hedge along the Albana Walk, and this week we finished it! Well, the field side

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30th July 2017 – Ickworth Park

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More hedge-trimming along the Albana Walk this week at Ickworth House. We’re making good progress! Well done to everyone who

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16th July 2017 – Chairman’s BBQ

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Adam kindly hosted a BBQ at his house after the task at Orford Ness, and it was very much enjoyed

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16th July 2017 – Orford Ness

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This week’s task was a rare visit to Orford Ness to tackle some Red Valerian that was unwanted. This Red

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2nd July 2017 – Ickworth Park

22nd July 2017 ESNTV

We returned to to the hedge on the Albana Walk that we de-brambled approx 6 months ago. It needed a

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18th June 2017 – Bridges Farm

18th June 201718th June 2017 ESNTV

On a very hot day, we gave the barns at Bridges Farm a coat of paint to help protect them

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4th June 2017 – Social visit to Anglesey Abbey

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It was nice to spend a day as a group without actually having work to do! A great turnout for

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21st May 2017 – Ickworth Park

12th June 201712th June 2017 ESNTV

Two quite different tasks awaited us at Ickworth this week. One group got stuck into chopping some laurels down to

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7th May 2017 – Melford Hall

8th May 201712th June 2017 ESNTV

A great task for the gardeners this time!! SNTV were welcomed back to Melford Hall, to help prepare for Long

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23rd April 2017 – Dedham Hall Farm

24th April 2017 ESNTV

Another busy, well attended, task in the Dedham Vale. We cleared and burnt some scrub already cut down, replaced a

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9th April 2017 – Ickworth Park

24th April 201724th April 2017 ESNTV

We spent a gloriously sunny April day planting snowdrops and daffodils, the former in the Walnut Grove, the latter on

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26th March 2017 – Melford Hall

24th April 201724th April 2017 ESNTV

Not many photos from me this week as I got there mid-way through the task. However, plenty was still accomplished

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26th March 2017 – Melford Hall

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Not many photos from me this week as I got there mid-way through the task. However, plenty was still accomplished

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12th March 2017 – Dedham

13th March 2017 ESNTV

A great turnout today meant that we were able to complete a job that had previously been started by the

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26th February 2017 – Melford Hall

27th February 201713th March 2017 ESNTV

Our first visit to Melford Hall this year. Two main tasks today: move snowdrops off the path in Lord Somerset’s

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12th February 2017 – Bourne Mill

13th February 201713th February 2017 ESNTV

This was our first trip to Bourne Mill in Colchester in over 4 years, and we were tasked with giving

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29th January 2017 – Kyson Hill

7th February 201713th February 2017 ESNTV

We went to Kyson Hill to “manage the view”, which was basically to clear the scrub and trees at two

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18th December 2016 – Dedham Hall Farm

19th December 201613th February 2017 ESNTV

We had a good turnout for our last task of the year at Dedham Hall Farm. The job for the

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4th December 2016 – Ickworth Park

6th December 20166th December 2016 ESNTV

Today we split into two groups to tackle two completely different types of task. One group went back to continue

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20th November 2016 – Lavenham Guildhall

21st November 201621st November 2016 ESNTV

On our first working visit to the Guildhall in Lavenham, we were tasked with reclaiming a garden which is attached

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6th November 2016 – Pin Mill

7th November 20167th November 2016 ESNTV

A return to Pin Mill to continue the coppicing we started on the August bank holiday. Everyone worked hard cutting

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23rd October 2016 – Ickworth Park

30th October 2016 ESNTV

In a change to the advertised laurel bashing, we instead were given the task of starting to de-bramble the hedge

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9th October 2016 – Kyson Hill

9th October 2016 ESNTV

Despite a lower turnout than last year, we managed to get a lot done today at Kyson Hill. The morning

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25th September 2016 – Flatford Mill

27th September 201627th September 2016 ESNTV

Time for the annual mud bath once again! Despite our efforts last year, the reed mace in the mill pond

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11th September 2016 – Ickworth Park

20th September 201620th September 2016 ESNTV

On Sunday we had just about perfect weather – sunny but not too hot – to tackle the pesky laurels

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28th August 2016 – Pin Mill

28th August 201627th September 2016 ESNTV

This week we entered the woodland at Pin Mill to coppice the trees. Although some of the trees are not

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14th August 2016 – Melford Hall

27th August 201627th September 2016 ESNTV

We had two main jobs to tackle today, along with some other important work being done. On our last visit

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31st July 2016 – Ickworth Park

27th August 201628th August 2016 ESNTV

For this task we once again worked on the maintenance of the walled garden, lending a hand to the regular

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17th July 2016 – Bridges Farm

15th January 201527th September 2016 ESNTV

On a very hot day, a smaller group of us than usual worked at Bridges Farm in Dedham to give

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