What's the mattock with this bush?

6 GG Yorkies and 2 touristing from Lovely Leeds (nice to see you Aron and Rachel!) joined forces with the St Nick's regular volunteers for their session at Heworth Holme.

Our tasks today included:

• Digging up as much as possible of a ground spreading plant, the name of which I forget. All that's important is that it is NOT NATIVE and therefore must DIE (I'm fairly sure this rule only applies to plants). We quickly finished this ("would've taken us a couple of weeks without GoodGym!") and also removed a whole pile of random bits of metal and wire. Katie: "I found a wire!"... "It's ok it's not connected..anymore.."

• Removing brambles, nettles and roots from an area where trees will be planted. Whilst trying not to stand in the boggy bit. Louise: "Is this rhubarb? I've only ever seen it on the telly" (cue shock from the rest of the group)

• Coppicing some willow trees. "Anyone want to use a saw to.." "yes please" say Mitch and Katie without waiting to hear the end of the sentence. Agree first, ask later is our policy when fun tools are involved. An impromptu bridge was also made out of the coppiced wood which impressed St Nick's!

After a quick wash of the tools in the previously GoodGym-produced scrape pools we all disappeared off into the sunshine.

Photo credits to Katie and Mitch