Autumn maintenance work at the Quarr and Pollbridge Stables

The Quarr Local Nature Reserve, Sherborne and Pollbridge Stables nr Bishops Caundle

The Quarr is Sherborne’s local nature reserve, an area of young woodland, scrub and grassland off the Bristol Road.
Today’s jobs will include cutting back the vegetation that is threatening to suffocate the shrubs we planted at the western end several years ago and cutting and raking off the ‘Portland Bank’,and then going on to Pollbridge Stables in mid morning
Meet at 9am at the meeting point by the Carpenter’s Arms pub, now called the Mermaid again.

Map for directions to Pollbridge Stables: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1yxk6XZVdqBVjkV4m6mmAC6jui1A&ll=50.911634985159154%2C-2.452257800000004&z=18
We will provide the tools for the work, but please bring your own mug and refreshments, your packed lunch and working gloves with you.
If you need a lift, please contact me in advance of the task (07981.776767 or email nigelspring@yahoo.co.uk) – it might be possible to arrange something.
If you are a chainsaw or brushcutter user, you will need your own PPE and you should have attended a refresher course in the last five years.