Ickworth | Suffolk National Trust Volunteers

29th September 2019 – Ickworth Park

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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