Five GoodGymmers lopped and chopped under sunny skies this afternoon to help keep Lower Park Wood Nature Reserve tidy and accessible. Well done Kati Law, Ben Godfrey, David Bilton, John Fletcher and myself.

After I managed to lock my car key in my car and then getting a parking ticket while going home to get my spare key (Thank you Katherine Huggett for chauffeuring me around!) six GoodGymmers finally assembled to get the gruesome out of Newsome! Armed with secateurs we cut back brambles and then picked up the litter hiding underneath. Great effort everyone!

There were two top pickers assisting me last night with a litter pick and fly tip removal around the Rawthorpe estate. Thanks and well done to David Bilton and John Fletcher, we made a significant dent in the job but there's still plenty to do so I'll arrange a future return visit.