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 Two mixing teams providing the lime mortar for capping the wall.
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 Work on the first stretch of wall
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 First stretch of wall complete but for its capping of mortar
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 Work on the second stretch of wall
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 Third stretch of wall prepared and ready for restoration
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 Work on the third stretch of wall
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 Toad in the hole
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 Beginning of the day
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 Collapsed wall being dismantled and graded
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 Another collapsed section being tackled
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 And a third section
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 A good turnout of volunteers
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 The wall disassembled and graded
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 Beginning the rebuilding
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 Discussions
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 Happy volunteers
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 The wall close to completion
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 At the beginning of the day - a big gap in the wall
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 A newly installed bat box
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 Making stakes for hedgelaying
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 Providing plenty of shelter for invertebrates and small mammals
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 Brewing-up alongside our previous length of hedge
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 "Siding-up" to allow access to the hedge
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 First laid pleachers
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 Tea for 2 (+ another 19!)
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 Mum, look what I done!
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 Not a bad example of conservation hedgelaying
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 After siding-up
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 One down....
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 Just a few larger stems left!
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 The hedge at the end of the day
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 Old fence as we found it.
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 Post and rail under construction.
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 Hybrid fence, as we left it.
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 Second fence section
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 Third fence section, unfinished due to lack of materials.
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