Wood you like to help with den- destruction?

Three GoodGym members met at the Phoenix Cinema to help the ranger at HighGate Woods. Welcome to Conor who provided documents for a DBS check as well as joining us on his first group 'run'. He joined Nicky and myself on his bike as we made the short journey to the woods. where we met Karen, Cloud. and the ranger Cindy who explained what we would be doing.

As is traditional we numbered up introduced ourselves (and chatted about our favourite restaurants). Then Cindy went on to explain about the newly erected conservation zone which we would be working in.

For the last 45 years, Highgate Wood has been managed in a way to encourage regeneration and greater diversity of the flora and fauna. By fencing areas off to create 'Conservation Areas' plants and young trees will be able to grow and creat a more diverse ground Flora include Foxgloves, Willowherb, Wild Raspberry, Bluebells and Red Campion.

Part of the preparation was to remove some of the wooden structures that had been erected inside the conservation zone. In the end we dismantled three of them thereby allowing the wood to rot into the ground and provide a habitat.

Before leaving the wood we did some tree bathing with some mindful breathing and stretches.

thanks for coming running, cycling and walking to help our local community. Hope you had fun!