June 2016 - moving day for the bees

3rd June

Green Gym: Mel, Barry and Sally helped: chipper hired - all chip in Top Strip dealt with and pile west of Meadow. More thistles removed from Meadow. 

5th June

Tim saw a Small Heath butterfly on Liddells - a first.

7th June

Bees moved to apiary; Paul second and much improved lunging session; fox seen on Meadow; Paul walked down through Scrub on newly opened up path and back and then escaped back along this path through unclosed gate!

8th June

Grey squirrel on west wall; 2 deer on Top Grazing; Paul long-reined down path through Scrub and back. 

9th June

Clare completed thistle removal on Meadow and environs - 40 bags filled!

8th - 10th June

Much potting on of wildflower seedlings for planting out 2017. 

10th June

Paul has a saddle!

21st June

Paul long-reined to Codlaw for a week's assessment re exercise and training needs. 

22nd June

Keith came to conduct our third bird survey:  family of redstarts in the orchard!

24th June

2 Common Blue butterflies on spoil heaps west of Meadow; meadow pipit seen on Meadow!