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Safety talk and discussion about what to demolish and (most importantly) what to leave!
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First break with the first batch of old wire.
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A section of post and rail knocked down and being re-instated with new materials.
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Finishing off the post and rail section.
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The new section of post and rail fence, after lots of sweat (and a bit of blood, but no tears as far as I know).
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This post was particularly troublesome to get out, but it's a decent one that can be re-used, so worth the effort.
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Loading up the van at the end of the day.
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A small fraction of the posts and wire removed today!
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Post and rail fence to be taken down
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Removing nails from the rails that will be reused
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Fenced enclosure opened up
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Beautiful Wootton
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Results of a hard day's labour
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Introduction and safety talk.
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Tawny owl nest box.
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Hauling up a barn owl nest box.
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Securing a barn owl nest box.
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New post dug in.
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A barn owl nest box ready for installation.
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Repairing a section of post and rail fence.
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New post and short section of stock netting.
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Can you spot the new rails?
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New rails and a new (recycled) gate post.
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The OCV monkey strainers get their first outing for more than a year.
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The sweet taste of victory when the stump of the broken gate post is finally extracted!
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Rachel at work with a treepopper 'popping' hawthorn, complete with root systems, so no regrowth and no need for herbicide.
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Tim and Ray levering out a well dug in gatepost
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Part of today's task was to create bays in a dense thicket of scrub
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The view across the Glyme to the meadows
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Jubilee Fields & Long Meadow and a multiplicity of tasks
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Replacing a sign #1
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Replacing a sign #2
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Replacing a sign #3
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Replacing a sign #4
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OCV Bird Nesting Box
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Putting up a Bat Box #1
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Putting up a Bat Box #2
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Putting up a Bat Box #3
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Putting up a Bat Box #4
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Putting up a Bat Box #5
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Clearing a log jam
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Tea break
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Clearing scrub to let light into the ride
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Replacing gate post #1
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Replacing gate post #2
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Replacing gate post #3
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Replacing gate post #4
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Replacing gate post #5
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Replacing gate post #6 - pulling hinge pins from old gate post
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Replacing gate post #7
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Reinforcing bridge deck #1
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Reinforcing bridge deck #2
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Reinforcing bridge deck #3
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Reinforcing bridge deck #4
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Reinforcing bridge deck #5
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Reinforcing bridge deck #6
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Moving a sleeper towards its new home as a footbridge
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Footbridge under construction
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Putting in uprights for a hand rail
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Getting rid of an old post set in concrete
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Fixing some wobbly steps
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Local residents caught several crayfish in the river
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A log blocks the river
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Rope is attached and passed under the adjacent bridge
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Four people begin hauling
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Another enthusiastic tugger joins in
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Eventually the log is landed. The river runs freely once more
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Chris' expert fire building attracts some fans
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Hot work
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Preparing the ground for the steps
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Step creation in progress
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Good progress
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Finished step with anti-slip mesh
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Attaching the anti-slip mesh
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Making sure the pins don't pose a trip hazard
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Working upwards
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Finishing touches
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Approaching completion
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A new landscape feature
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Craig, our expert fire builder!
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Our new OCV tree!
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More fire...
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Fence and gate construction
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You don't wanna do it like that...
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The finished fence, gate and stile from the outside
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The finished fence, gate and stile from the inside
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Mallard's nest on the Dorn
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Bonfire "A" by the stream
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Two-woman bow-saw
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Bonfire "B" was even bigger
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Teamwork is needed to load a large section of tree-trunk onto bonfire "B"
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THIS is why we do it
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How many OCVers does it take to build a stile?
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A vision of a fence. Top dollar.
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