Today's Community Mission down at Hill Hook involved digging out hogweed and dock, so instead of Hogwarts we sort of 'went to Hogweed'!

Yep there was plenty to dig out, but the overnight rain certainly made it a little easier!

Jonny biked 6 miles to the Community Mission and Charlotte and her dad also helped out at what turned into a nice sunny morning :)

Today we were back at Hill Hook Nature Reserve.

The job was to cut the meadow, well not exactly the volunteers job was to rake up all the hay and put it into huge bags. It was certainly a good workout!

Charlotte and her dad John did a great job of raking and dragging the hay for it to be disposed. Jonny did plenty of raking but also under the strict supervision of David from the Wildlife Trust got a go at using the cutter!

You can see from the before and after pics of how different the area looked.

Whats more, whilst doing our 'hay making' we came across 3 toads of all sizes. Unfortunately David mentioned when cutting a meadow there can be casualties, therfore the toad rescue was our 2nd good deed of the day. They were picked up and moved to another part of the nature reserve so that they were nice and safe :)

On a lovely sunny day, Charlotte, Olivier and Jonny helped out at Hill Hook Nature Reserve in Sutton Coldfield. Joining the Friends of Hill Hook Nature Reserve

Today's job was lots of weeding! We had to 'weed out' a very invasive species and with it being Mental Health awareness week, what better pun could we have?!

We also got the added bonus of seeing the swans with their signets and the baby coots being fed by their parents, a lovely way to finish the Community Mission.

There will be another Community Mission at Hill Hook in late June :)