The TCV Stirling volunteers stayed at Balallan House today preparing for the delivery of a new shed for the garden for the Butterfly Conservation who we share the building with.
First we had to get rid of the old shed which seemed to be the home of a huge amount of spiders, woodlice, centipedes and most interestingly a Devil’s coach horse beetle which we found in the foundation of the old shed.
A very grumpy beetle!
The old shed
The new shed will sit on a new foundation of cement with a wooden frame surround which is pegged in to lend support. Today we built the wooden frame and levelled the floor, then pegged in the frame.
However due to the continual rain all day we were unable to pour the concrete. We had to wait patiently till the Thursday for us to our in the concrete.
The new base being filled
The wonderful new shed for the Butterfly Conservation Trust
This project allows our volunteers to build up the skills to work on construction projects that are often essential for conservation work. If you’d like to get involved just contact us or follow the link to