December workday

Message from Colin....

"So this coming Sunday is the most anticipated work day of the year and I hope to see everybody there, but particularly Dave and Chris! 

There are a few jobs that I have thought of that we can do to work up an appetite:-

•  Change the house type nest box in the yard for a new starling box
• re-label all of the boxes in and around the yard with the correct numbers
• check all of the owl nest boxes using the big ladders
• reinforce the wildflower meadow fence with two new fence posts
• remove supports etc from trees in the wildlife garden

and that’s before I ask Ron!"

Sunday December 7th, 09:00 starting from Waterloo Road Car Park.

Bird Boxes 2011

Bird box making at the Zan Industrial Park with the Haslington Conservation Volunteers, April 2011.

Stage 1 was treating the timber with either green or brown fence preservative.  The planks were then cut up into appropriate lengths to form a kit of parts for each box.  This all happened prior to the Sunday work day.

Holes of either 30 or 32 mm were drilled in the front panel as the sides, base and front were screwed together onto the back piece.  The lids are held in position with short narrow strips of wood, to hold the lid squarely in position.

The boxes will need a quick second coat of preservative and they will be ready for sale on the village fun day.

Workday for April 10th

A message from Colin.

"A quick reminder that the next workday is this coming Sunday, the second Sunday of the month instead of the usual first.  The task is to make 20 nest boxes (or as many as possible in the time) ready for sale at the Village fun day in May. All materials have been delivered to Richard at the Zan Works and he and Dave are planning to do some prep work there beforehand.

Ron will almost certainly not be fit enough to attend and I am doubtful. It seems sensible on this occasion to assemble at the Zan Works directly on Sunday so unless you hear anything else on the topic, please be there around 09-00 or just after. "

I will try and be there to open up for 09:00.   Richard