This evening was a baby slug hunt! Teeny tiny sluggies... hopefully catching them now will reduce the damage they do as adults. Abby shared her slug knowledge ans was able to name the different species, very impressive.

We also welcomed Joana, her first task was possibly the slimeiest!

Great work team, not easy in the cold 😊

Amanda litter picked along West Wittering, Ellie and Abby collected a bagful on the way to Parkrun but distracted by a lady saying thankyou so disposed off it in a bin before they had taken a photo! Sarah and Wilson did a plastic pick along Lee-On-solent.

I collected egg boxes and took them to the hen rehoming day so that any freshly laid eggs could be boxed up 🥚🥚🥚

Amanda, Sarah and Wilson dropped their tubs off to the Bellemoor in Shirley - look forward to seeing how much money they raise for Macmillan Cancer!

Today, following Defra guidelines, we helped with the rehoming of over 260 chickens including some extra “luckies”. What a busy day it was from counting out the hens after their arrival, welfare checks, disinfecting car tyres, catching hens to put in their various carriers for their journey to their forever homes, and cleaning down at the end of the day. We are all pooped…and thanks to our suits and gloves not covered in poop! Well done everyone on a very satisfying day sending lots of hens to their new lives.

Welcome to Wanda, new to Good Gym and James joining us from Bristol. A great Sunday Stroll around Millers Pond and Sholing Valleys Nature Reserve collecting the usual detritus people drop. We were not surprised to see some cannisters as they are sadly present in many places these days. Although one dog boot and half a cistern were an interesting delight. The cones might come in handy in the future. It was lovely to see the great turnout for their hedge laying course so we will be back to see what other great tasks they have later this year.