Riverside Community Allotments performed a tremendous clean up today of the allotments removing over 3 tonnes of rubbish. This was performed in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy and was removed by Park's Waste Services.
Some of this had built up over the years and the Allotments group decided enough was enough and took action. Eight volunteers took part and the whole place was transformed. Many of the pictures below have been reproduced with permission from Jenny of the Allotments Project.
Friday, 4 March 2011
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Hawthorn Junior School Tidy Up, Llandaff North
Nine volunteers, donned their gloves and tooled-up with litter pickers, spades, brushes, loppers and saws and set to the grounds of Hawthorn Junior School.
The event was organised by Llandaff North Residents Association in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy and Cardiff County Council.
Initially, the job looked quite easy, but after we scraped out weeds from cracks, cut down and loppered up buddleia which were set into the many walls, scraped up moss and bagged up plenty of litter including dumped bags of used nappies we were quite knackered. Three hours later, we had ammassed 40 bags of rubbish and green waste.
However, there is still more to do and we will return at some point in April (TBA) to properly finish off the last few parts.
For more information visit Llandaff North Residents' Association here.
The event was organised by Llandaff North Residents Association in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy and Cardiff County Council.
Initially, the job looked quite easy, but after we scraped out weeds from cracks, cut down and loppered up buddleia which were set into the many walls, scraped up moss and bagged up plenty of litter including dumped bags of used nappies we were quite knackered. Three hours later, we had ammassed 40 bags of rubbish and green waste.
However, there is still more to do and we will return at some point in April (TBA) to properly finish off the last few parts.
For more information visit Llandaff North Residents' Association here.
Friday, 18 February 2011
18.02.11 Cardiff Friday Mornings Project: Pentwyn Woodland Access Work
Today, 6 volunteers turned out at last minute notice to continue the path widening exercise which we had started on 2-previous occassions. Today we focused just on the path widening which involved coppicing and bramble bashing to make sure we didn't affect the impending bird nesting season.
This time we used loppers, shears, secateurs and saws to widen the path to allow Land Rover access for the tree team. We were a little saddened to see some fresh fly tipping in the woods (including a Christmas tree), but not on the scale we witnessed on our first trip here. It was nice to see the signs of spring with the floor much greener than on previous trips and some of the buds were showing signs of green. Now the widening and associated tree work has finished on this side, we will be able to continue on the litter removal side in the coming months.
View 18.02.11 Woods in Pentwyn in a larger map
Map of path widening.
Just 2 photos today!!
This time we used loppers, shears, secateurs and saws to widen the path to allow Land Rover access for the tree team. We were a little saddened to see some fresh fly tipping in the woods (including a Christmas tree), but not on the scale we witnessed on our first trip here. It was nice to see the signs of spring with the floor much greener than on previous trips and some of the buds were showing signs of green. Now the widening and associated tree work has finished on this side, we will be able to continue on the litter removal side in the coming months.
View 18.02.11 Woods in Pentwyn in a larger map
Map of path widening.
Just 2 photos today!!
Friday, 11 February 2011
11.02.11 Cardiff Friday Mornings Project Coppice willow on Grangemoor Park
Five volunteers braved this early rain threatening day in Grangemoor Park and were rewarded with a fantastic days coppicing of willow in the sunshine. The early layers were quickly removed as we set to some of the willow along one of the ditches in this fantastic and tranquil green open space asset.
Altogether we worked for a bout 2 hours and partially cleared a stretch of about 50 metres in length. We left some of the trees intact to allow some dappled shade along these seasonal wet areas. All the brash was stacked along the adjacent fenceline in a light dead hedge. There were definate signs of spring in some of the early flowering willow hybrids as the sap could be seen glistening from some of the coppiced stumps.
Ranger Alec will hopefully recover from his incapacity soon and we'll be able to run another event here before the bird nesting season.
Anyone can come along to Cardiff Friday Morning Project activities, but we like to know in advance so we can bring along enough tools.
The next event will be hedgelaying on the 18th of February and the site will be shown on the blog soon.
Altogether we worked for a bout 2 hours and partially cleared a stretch of about 50 metres in length. We left some of the trees intact to allow some dappled shade along these seasonal wet areas. All the brash was stacked along the adjacent fenceline in a light dead hedge. There were definate signs of spring in some of the early flowering willow hybrids as the sap could be seen glistening from some of the coppiced stumps.
Ranger Alec will hopefully recover from his incapacity soon and we'll be able to run another event here before the bird nesting season.
Anyone can come along to Cardiff Friday Morning Project activities, but we like to know in advance so we can bring along enough tools.
The next event will be hedgelaying on the 18th of February and the site will be shown on the blog soon.
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