Northumberland: Bog Training Day (Wed 26th Aug 2009)

The Low Barns Volunteer Task Force

26th August 2009

The Rainton Team and Low Barns Team spent the day up in the Border Mires near Kielder learning about bogs and their management! A big thank you to Duncan Hutt from Northumberland Wildlife Trust for leading the day! Click on the first picture and try using the slide show option for best viewing results!

On route! 2009-08-26 09:57:22	The Low Barns bus driver 2009-08-26 09:57:40	The group gathers 2009-08-26 10:44:15	Introductions 2009-08-26 10:44:34
Mark introducing Duncan 2009-08-26 10:44:57	Lisa and her team 2009-08-26 10:45:07	Focused 2009-08-26 10:45:18	Duncan with his one and only visual aid! 2009-08-26 10:46:44
What a fantastic visual aid 2009-08-26 10:46:50	Boardwalk 2009-08-26 11:06:53	Boardwalk 2009-08-26 11:07:18	Boardwalk 2009-08-26 11:07:22
Duncan on a bog! 2009-08-26 11:08:43	Its a liitle wet now! 2009-08-26 11:33:59	Plastic piling 2009-08-26 12:06:33	Plastic piling - one method of blocking ditches 2009-08-26 12:07:57
The team on a bog 2009-08-26 12:08:36	Ditch blocking 2009-08-26 12:11:01	Evidence of peat extraction 2009-08-26 12:18:14	No more please! 2009-08-26 13:56:28
Janice standing to attention 2009-08-26 13:56:34	Look at all them volunteers! 2009-08-26 13:58:23	Grateful applause 2009-08-26 13:58:52	End remarks 2009-08-26 13:58:59
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