5th Feb 2021:
Some days are bright sunshine, some are crisp and cold. However, most of the time we’re out planting in a thin grey mist, light rain, waterlogged mudbath :-)
My greatest revelation so far has been a pair of rather fine gloves (thanks Santa…). Almost like a set of leather armor for my hands. All dexterity is lost, though the trade-off is worth it for the protection from the elements. I can spend a day out planting in the mud yet have (reasonably) warm and clean hands throughout.
I’ve been planting alder buckthorn today. Only 25 - spaced out across the whole woodland. We now have a total of 1200 in the ground with ‘only’ 200 left to go - starting to feel like we’re almost done…
