How do you solve a problem like nettles?

12 Goodgymers helped their local community in Oxford
Anwen Greenaway
Bethan Greenaway
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Vicky Arnold
Henry Gibson
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Daphne MP
Joe Montague
Cassy Fiford
Ellie Evans
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Oxford

Wednesday 6th August

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The answer: lots of regular scything.

Last night we returned to Aston's Eyot to try to get some nettles under control. An area that we've worked on previously has been earmarked as a picnic/play/chill-out space. Unfortunately it is currently covered in nettles. To ready it for the council's tractor we scythed and cleared lots of nettles, sawed some low hanging branches - Joe discovering some pole-sawing skills - and collected the inevitable litter.

Another team were sent a little further along the river to deal with a fallen tree. A tree surgeon had done the heavy work but we needed to clear branches from a river-side flower area. Sawing up branches is quite the workout but chats about books was a good distraction!

Well done team! We'll be back in September for another go!



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