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 Field Scabious
 Pyramidal Orchid
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 Grubbing out bramble roots to abate regrowth
 After work on the steps, with a new bit of rivetment
 View out across the Vale of Aylesbury
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 Line-wire straining the posts; stock netting laid out and ready to staple up and complete the barrier
 View east from Crecy NR
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 Hedgerow Cranesbill
 Salad Burnet - actual size about 6mm!
 Delapidated fence? Who you gonna call...?
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 Woodland footpath down to waterfalls on day off
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 Chris takes time out from the executive stress of leading
 Working our way down Corn Du for lunch at the obelisk
 A culvert unblocking team at work, with Corn Du in the background
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 Beacons Way - worn deep and wide by many feet and lots of water
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 You don't wanna do it like that...
 The finished fence, gate and stile from the inside
 The finished fence, gate and stile from the outside
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 Clearing the fenceline ready for replacement fencing
 Andy provides a cheesy grin
 Passers-by beware!
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 Michelle sneaks up behind Peter with loppers - fancy a haircut Peter?
 All the old headstones are leaning at interesting angles
 Bonfire - plus rainbow!
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 Lunch break
 Swarms of scrub bashers
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 Andy makes cordwood
 Lovely warming bonfire (one of two)
 Much tree growth had been cut back to stop the forest taking over the ancient pathway
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 Skepper - woodland products co-ordinator
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 Finally the bonfire starts to die down
 Big bonfire
 After a hard days work
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 Mike makes a guest appearance
 Conversation and drinks in the Turf
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 Cordwood stack
 Dead-hedge deer-deterrant
 Hazel stakes harvested for hedgelaying
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 This poor tree didn't stand a chance...
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 Miranda brandishing stock spray
 Local flock penned for hoof clipping
 2 folk and a sheep
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 Surveying the days work, the last task of 2007.
 A nice cup of tea.
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 Looks like someone decided to recycle an old 70's shower curtain.
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 This treestump was in a dangerous position and needed to be removed using some OCV muscle
 A fine specimen
 Before starting work, we herded the sheep into a different field
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 Cutting to the cores
 Completed hedge section ready to regrow.
 Britwell Salome hedge starting view
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 Tree with twisty vine growing into it
 Bonfire building
 Coppicing
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 Teamwork
 Fen raking in the sunshine
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 Recycling cut scrub into the atmosphere...
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 Young woodland of the new century
 Hedgelaying work half complete
 Beating those Brambles
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 Finished stretch of wall
 After work
 Loading
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 New talent on the job
 Steps built today
 Footpath section as we left it.
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 Third fence section, unfinished due to lack of materials.
 Post and rail under construction.
 Hybrid fence, as we left it.
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 Completed gate 1
 Completed gate 2
 Boundary Brook pond
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 Broadening the path
 Jim carrying a spade incorrectly!
 As featured in the Hanborough Herald!
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 Climbing up the Craig Cerrig - it was actually sunny (for a while)
 We had great views on our free day.
 Out for a walk on our free day
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 The Henrhyd waterfall
 OCV and the National Trust show their undying loyalty to Queen & Country
 Anyone for Chess?
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 The badger, of course
 Our fearless task programmer
 Base camp
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 North path before
 Westward view
 North path after
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 Fencing with locally-cut material
 Teamwork on the bowsaw
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 Crecy Nature Reserve path
 Crecy reserve from the top
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 How many OCVers does it take to build a stile?
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 More trees
 All we need is a guitar
 Trees
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 A vision of a fence. Top dollar.
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 Sheep graze the coarse grass, leaving the dreaded blackthorn for OCV!
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 Collecting the sheep for tagging them
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 Steve gives Loz a hand
 MC with a yorkshire billhook
 Using the pole saw on an awkward bit
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 Before the gate went in.
 The finished product.
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 Sitting down for lunch
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 The view towards Oxford
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 The completed Tern rafts
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 Loading the kiln with logs
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 BBQ on the beach
 Toasting Marshmallows
 The smoke gets a touch out of hand!
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 Controlling the reed growth to create some open water
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 Harry the horse
 Domino
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