We had a sunny Sunday morning up at the top of the hill this month as we assisted the Friends of Dallow Downs and Winsdon Hill with the monthly litterpick. Pawel joined us too for his first Goodgym session, welcome Pawel!

The spot we were giving our time to this month was beside a footpath that had attracted a lot of casual litter and a bit of fly tipping.

The team of eight collected loads of bags and several large items including a full reclining sofa but there's plenty more to do so we'll be back at this spot again next month!

This week's Group Run was a collab with Matt from the Wildlife Trust and Sophie from the Friends of Dallow Downs all coming together to target the woody area at the bottom of the hill and orchard area for a lot of litterpicking and some bramble clearing from the orchard trees and even a small patch of goldenrod was pulled up to keep the area clean and clear for the wildlife.

We had a mix of people running, cycling and simply meeting us at the task as we welcomed Labiba to her first official GoodGym session and enjoyed the return of Niamh for her second. Amazing to have these two on-board!

After months of heatwaves, it was a slightly cooler evening that made for a pleasant run out and comfortable tasking conditions. We collected 23 bags of rubbish plus some assorted large items, a metal mattress frame and a complete badger skull that demonstrated the importance of keeping this area clean and green for our furry foragers! 🦡 🦔