Joined a group of tree-loving residents to remove tree sleeves along a busy road in Colchester. Filled at least 50 bags with plastic, and made a separate pile of the wooden poles, to help the council recycle the lot when they come to collect.

Two sacks of rubbish bagged and reported for collection. One hour of plogging and 5000 steps! Items included; a pair of pink handled scissors, lots of sweet wrappers, glass and plastic bottles and cans, and a trail of paper straw wrappers and sugar sachets leading away from macdonalds...

A great Beewalk today, counting bumblebees for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Anyone can create a route (needs to be approx 1k) and count bees between March and October to contribute to this vital data gathering project. More details at www.beewalk.org.uk. Today, Andy and Jo's eagle eyes helped us to spot an abundance of bumblebees - some busy, some less so! Huge thanks to everyone for supporting Colchester's local wildlife and capturing the all important numbers.

photo of Tree bumblebee (bombus hypnorum) supplied by Stuart.

Five goodgymers headed out in the darkening twilight to make Colchester a bit cleaner. Five bags of rubbish collected including a very wet shoe!

Hoping our litterpicking efforts encourage a tidier population!

Well done goodgymers, our first session in our new community led format. It's a team effort, come join us!

Collected five bags of rubbish in total - helping the wildlife and green spaces to breathe a little. Lots of odd items, but plenty of the usual suspects. Spotted a few butterflies, a great tit and some ducks on the river.