We couldn’t have asked for a better day to spend some time
down at Trevalon on Sunday the 18th Nov The sun was shining and the air
was crisp and clear as eight of us wandered down to Midsummer Meadow, with
wheel barrows filled with shovels, tree guards, canes and most importantly, 420
trees. The trees, a mixture of oak, rowan, beech and cherry amongst others,
were kindly donated by the Woodland Trust as part of their Jubilee WoodsProject. This aims to get plant 6 million trees this year to celebrate Her Majesty
the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year.
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| Our Royal Oak |
Although we started in jackets and hats, it wasn’t long
before the autumn sunshine and mild tree planting exertions (not to mention the
walk back up the hill) were causing us to shed some layers. After some
instruction from Mark our lead grower, and once the plot was marked off we all
got going with digging in the trees, putting in the support canes, and then
wrapping the guards around our delicate little saplings to stop the critters
from undoing all our hard work.
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| Autumn sunshine lights up Midsummer Meadow |
By lunchtime we’d completed the planting in the Meadow and
headed up to the barn for a well deserved cuppa and some delicious vegetable
soup as prepared by Mark.
With some trees still to go in elsewhere, the planting
continued after lunch – made just a little bit harder by our full stomachs!
Thanks to everybody who came along and helped us create a
little bit more woodland on our already beautiful site, and for making it such
an enjoyable and friendly day.
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| Yes, the Meadow is that steep |
Thanks also to the weather gods. The day after the planting
it began raining and blowing, and it’s been atrocious since then. Trevalon was clearly
being smiled upon.
Get in touch if you’re interested in other opportunities to
come and spend some time down on the farm at Trevalon, either on a weekend volunteer
day like this one, or for a few hours a week helping with the vegetable box
scheme. We’d love to see you, and maybe you’ll bring the nice weather with you.
