The weather was kind to us …

and we had a useful number of energetic volunteers from the Friends (and their families) and from the athletes of GoodGym (https://www.goodgym.org/reports/weaving-our-magic)

Some much-needed pruning produced cuttings that were used to reinforce the dead hedging.

Three new birdboxes were put up in the wildlife area

Meanwhile a different team (fortified with cupcakes and flapjacks) restored one of the willow barriers. 

A few bulbs still survive within this bed, but we plan to plant more later, if the barrier lasts longer than the last ones …