Back in Polkemmet again to finish off clearing the rhododendron and laurel. We managed to completely clear all the rhododendron and laurel from one large section of the park, which now looks very impressive. Once we had ...
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Menace of the Possil Buddleia
On Monday the Glasgow Mid-Week Group headed to Possil in the north of Glasgow to help Friends of Possil Park Greenspace in the meadow site at the corner of Ashfield Street and Allander Street.
Our main job was to cut back ...
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Polkemmet
On Tuesday we cleared rhododendron from Polkemmet Country Park, continuing from last week. Then we built bonfire and burnt it all. Despite poor weather, all were in good spirits. Rhododendron is an invasive species that will ...
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Beecraigs
At Beecraigs we started work on a mountain bike path. The job was maintaining the path. On Wednesday we were working with West Lothian. First we cleared the path, laid type one, created ditches for drains to funnel the water ...
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Pond Clearance in Victoria Park, Glasgow
On Monday 3rd February the Glasgow volunteers headed over to Victoria Park in the west of Glasgow to do some pond clearance. The pond is hidden away in the rockeries beside the famous Fossil Grove and is well-sheltered from ...
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