“Mahoosive appreciation for all the generous help and work so far. Please come hang out and tipp tapp tipp those finishing touches.”
Orchard Fence Build Finishing Off Sessions: 10am-4pm Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November. All welcome, no previous experience necessary!
We are moving October’s Volunteer Sunday to November, so as it can coincide with finishing off the Orchard fence. Watch this space for the date to be confirmed. Sorry if you were planning to come down this Sunday (29th), but on the plus side we will hopefully avoid the heavy rain! Look out for two Volunteering days in November instead.
It’s coming along nicely, but still a wee way to go so we are adding an extra date onto the Community Build of the deer proof fence for our Orchard. Monday 9th October, 10am-4pm…want to help us and learn some skills along the way? We have also opened more places for this Sunday (8th), same time, so it’s not too late to get involved. The fence is completely wooden (no wire or mesh that may be a hazard to wildlife), and will enclose a small area of Three Hares to grow a fruitful Orchard (fingers crossed), where usually there is bracken. The Orchard will add to the biodiversity of the site, creating new habitats for wildlife, flora, fungi and lichen. We have not disrupted any wildlife corridor on the land by building a fence and there will be a gate for community access to the Orchard. Traditional Orchards have been in steep decline since the 1960’s, so more and more community orchards are being planted, thankfully! We will be planting heritage variety apple trees which originated quite locally. We’ll keep you posted as to our progress, but for now, if you can, come this Sunday and/or Monday. Thanks to everyone who has been involved so far!
Preparation began today (Tues 3rd Oct) for the Community Workshop Build of a Deer Proof fence for the soon to be planted Three Hares Orchard. FREE places left on Wed 4th, Thurs 5th and Sun 8th. Workshop days take place at Three Hares from 10am-4pm (come for when you can). Drop us an email at threehareswoodland@gmail.com to let us know you are coming. No previous experience necessary.
Thank you to the 30 strong team from Edinburgh Uni Conservation Society a.k.a The Dirty Weekenders who finished clearing the bracken last Sunday, in preparation for our Community Orchard. And to Sima the Scyther! Next up, building the deer fence. One free place left on 5th Oct and one free place left on 8th Oct workshops. Get in touch if you’d like to be involved threehareswoodland@gmail.com
Also thanks to Eilidh, our Conservation Facilitator, for heading up the day and taking these great photos. A good reminder that Volunteering Days at Three Hares get you to take part in work on the land, but also to enjoy being close to nature and to spend time with a bunch of good peeps! Next Vol Day is Sunday 29th October.
A FREE 3 day community workshop at Three Hares Community Woodland. 4th, 5th and 8th Oct 10am-4pm. Places are limited, so please email us for a slot threehareswoodland@gmail.com
https://www.communitywoods.org/newsandevents/orchard-fence-building
Funded by Scottish Crown Estate Environments Grant.
A wee reminder that the last Sunday of the month is Volunteer Day at Three Hares from 11am-3pm. Open to all. Come for all or part of the session. This month we will finish off cutting the bracken to make way for our Community Orchard. Let’s hear it for more biodiversity!! There will be lopping, whacking, cutting and scything. The bracken cut will be piled up for mulch, to be laid around the base of trees when it has decomposed somewhat, so as to prevent competitive growth from grasses and …ahem…bracken. Permaculture states: The Problem Is The Solution!
As usual bring water, snacks, and appropriate footwear. No previous experience necessary.
A big thank you to the Green Team and other volunteers who came to Three Hares last Sunday (10th Sept) to clear bracken. This is a great start to clearing the site where we will plant our Orchard.
There is more to do, so join us on Sunday 24th Sept, 11am-3pm. We will scythe, cut and whack the remainder of the bracken.
Also, if you are interested in wood work, or would like to learn how to build a fence to protect trees from browsing deer, check out the details of the FREE course we are running at Three Hares on the 4th, 5th and 8th October. This will be our next step in creating our Community Orchard. Details can be found on our website, or email threehareswoodland@gmail.com to book your place.
We have a large section of Bracken at Three Hares which needs cut, whacked, scythed, bashed, however you chose to do it! This is to make way for the Community Orchard, happily increasing the biodiversity at Three Hares. Join us this Sunday, 10th Sept., 10am-3pm.
As usual bring lunch/snacks and water. Please wear appropriate gear. We have some work gloves but do bring your own if you have them. If you can’t join us this Sunday, but are keen to do some bracken removal, then we are continuing the job on the 24th Sept. 11am-3pm. Plenty of opportunity to help out! Thanks!
When? 4th, 5th and 8th October, 10am-4pm
Where? Three Hares Community Woodland, by the hut
What? Come and learn how to build a fence to protect an Orchard. We’ll discuss various options and participants will get hands-on experience of installing the posts and rails for a robust deer fence. No tools required, but if you’ve got tools you like to use please bring them along.
The course is free but spaces are limited so please email threehareswoodland@gmail.com to secure your slot!
The course will be run by Mark Vrionides, co-founder of Three Hares who led the hut build on the land back in 2018. Mark says:
“I’m a trained site and workshop carpenter with a love for the native trees of Britain and the way they inhabit and enrich our lives… I believe in building projects that empower people and contribute to the local environment and community. I bring a background in community development and youth-work to the building site and aim to make it a welcoming, encouraging and safe space.”
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