Last Saturday the Bog Squad hosted a 'come and cut your own Christmas Tree' day at Easter Drumclair bog. It was a cold day with several inches of snow lying on the ground but even this couldn't deter our eager bunch of volunteers.
With some nicely sized pine and spruce growing on the bog our eager volunteers set about clearing as many of the trees as possible. These pine and spruce are using up valuable water resources on the bog which threatens the specialised bog flora and fauna that live there. The nicest looking trees were selected and carefully cut down so that they could have a new life as Christmas Trees!
Despite the cold weather there was some insect life found on the bog with one sharp eyed volunteer spotting two seven spot ladybirds clinging onto spruce trees.
There was also time for some fun and games in the snow which led to the creation of three new Bog Squadders!
So that's it from the Bog Squad for 2014. Its been a great year for us - we've cleared over 5 hectares of scrub (That's the size of 10 football pitches!) and installed 50 dams. Not to mention 2 peat depth surveys and hours upon hours of recording wildlife on the bogs.
A huge thank you is due to everyone who has helped this year - we really couldn't have done it without you!
We are currently in the process of coming up with new work party dates for the New Year so watch this space. In the meantime we'd like to wish everyone a happy festive period and we look forward to seeing you next year!
A huge thank you is due to everyone who has helped this year - we really couldn't have done it without you!
We are currently in the process of coming up with new work party dates for the New Year so watch this space. In the meantime we'd like to wish everyone a happy festive period and we look forward to seeing you next year!