A bright, winter day, sun ice-sharp through branches. Two signed-up Goodgymmers gathered near the Summerlee Avenue gate to meet the Friends of Cherry Tree Wood, where, lo and behold, we discovered two more lesser-spotted - but no less great! - Goodgymmers, Andras and Ruslan, along with around ten other volunteers.

With such a good turn out, we promptly split into two groups, with one group staying put near the gate, clearing brambles and extending dead hedge fences along the edge of the grassy area on the north side. The other group headed south to the shaded, already-existing forest garden (not the one we helped with last month[link]) to clear brambles from around the base of the saplings.

After barely an hour, team one joined the south team, having completed their task, and promptly swept through the remaining brambles with ease, and we were all done in under 90min! So we went for coffee at the nearby cafe for some cheery conversations and warmth.