Three of us cleared about 1/3 of the ‘butterfly slope’. So 6 volunteers could hopefully finish clearing the remaining 2/3 so that it could be returned to grassland and encourage birds foot trefoil and kidney vetch, the food plants for the Common Blue and Small Blue butterflies.

“Before “ photograph

“In progress” photograph

“After” photograph.

Future tasks identified are clearing the quarry face = two tasks at least and the bowl barrow requires strimming and removal of incipient hawthorn bushes 

Quarry face – another task

 

Bowl Barrow – yet another task