To the woods, to the woods . . .
Volunteering at Orchard Barn is great fun but we occasionally get the chance to work off-site. Regular winter visits to a 200 acre wood near Hadleigh is a case in point.
Several of us met at the woods one fine January day and were asked by Graham the woodsman to help him stack logs. He had felled all the trees in one small section of the wood and cut them into 1m lengths. Using timber tongs we stacked many of the logs and cleared a path so they could be taken away, not this summer but in the summer of 2017.
Lunch was a barbecue, cooked over charcoal produced in the woods by Graham, and eaten in the January sunshine.
A very rewarding and productive day as Orchard Barn will have some building timber in return for our much appreciated efforts.
We’re going to the woods again soon, why don’t you join us? To find out more come along any Wednesday, we are SW of Mill Road, Battisford or visit our website www.orchardbarn.org.uk or phone 01473-658193.