Or rather it was a putting stakes in task as Sheila, Michael and Jen joined the Friends of Haymill and Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) to build protective cages around the coppiced Hazel stools from previous sessions. There were seven stools to be protected from deer and other wildlife. The first job was whittling pointed ends onto the branches being used as stakes, then we weaved bendier branches in horizontally as binders before finishing by threading thinner branches vertically to act as filler. Lopping, sawing, moving, bending and weaving branches were the order of the day so a great workout, in the sunshine to the sound of birdsong. A perfect start to a Sunday.

Who needs to run 42km when you can run 2km instead!

What a great event we had this morning at junior parkrun.

Harsha was on RD duties with Sut and Pam supporting the finish line as timekeeper and barcode scanner

Whilst Clare and Manjit were on cheer leading duties and Adam was on tail walker duties

Beautiful sunny day for us all

Good luck to all the London runners today especially our very own Run Leader Jenny

Doing our bit for Earth Day, removing the rubbish from Upton Court Park car park and Green Gym area, improving our local environment.

Lovely turnout today!

Manjit was Co Run director and Sut tail walking.

Great start to a Sunday! Volunteering at our local event for ages 4-14. All 4 of us were marshalls 1-2-6 & 7

Have a lovely Sunday all

‘We had another fabulous five volunteers today helping to make junior parkrun a safe event.

Adam was on trusted timekeeping; Devajani was on marshal 2; Ruth on 3; Harsha was out pacing the kids and Manjit was numero uno!

Great to be out in the sunshine on a sunny Sunday morning