Low Barns: Scrub Management below Northumbria Water Hide

The Low Barns Volunteer Task Force

28th January 2009

Around the lakes and islands below the Northumbria Water Hide there is a lot of gorse and scrub. To keep this area a viable reedbed habitat we need to keep the scrub at bay. So bowsaws, loppers, a box of matches or two, and some surprisingly sunny weather, and the job is soon done.

Mick with new volunteer Jonathan getting the fire started 2009-01-28 10:31:39	Mark intent on the task at hand 2009-01-28 10:31:49	Dale bringing some alder to the firesite 2009-01-28 10:40:24	Looking across the lakes 2009-01-28 10:47:16
Dale at work 2009-01-28 11:09:24	Mark takes time out for a photo shoot! 2009-01-28 11:25:54	Don't have a trip here Dale! 2009-01-28 11:33:52	I hope those wellies are good 2009-01-28 11:34:00
Feeling the heat in the unexpected sunshine 2009-01-28 11:34:08	Mark deals with the paparazzi 2009-01-28 11:34:35	Not a cloud in the sky 2009-01-28 11:50:07	Just a bit of smoke ... 2009-01-28 11:50:22
Dale's wellies proved not to be big enough 2009-01-28 12:18:01	I'd rather be cooking spuds 2009-01-28 12:18:06	Some geese unimpressed by the activity below 2009-01-28 12:21:22	Plume 2009-01-28 12:44:22
Melanie smiling in the sunshine 2009-01-28 12:44:32	Northumbria Water Hide 2009-01-28 12:46:05	Sunny Day 2009-01-28 12:51:09	Fire smoke rising in a calm day 2009-01-28 12:51:16
The sun obscured in the smoke 2009-01-28 12:51:54	Reedbed 2009-01-28 12:56:16	The boardwalk nearby 2009-01-28 13:01:38	Dale 2009-01-28 13:01:54