A great goodgym turnout for New Year's Day double whammy task. The memorial wood close by was looking rather sad, with a number of gaps where saplings planted directly into the clay earth had struggled. So as there was an excess of gifted trees at the Tiny Forest these could be used to fill in some spaces whilst in their dormant period. Today's task was to give the new trees a better start. Some clay was removed, a heavy bar & pickaxe used to break through the clay layer, fresh Tiny Forest compost and feed added, tree planted, recycled stake and rabbit guard applied and finally a blanket of woodchip mulch to suppress weeds and retain moisture in the summer. We look forward to seeing the green shoots in spring. In order to make the trees cosy the efforts of the brave and tough goodgymers working in a chilling Northerly breeze must be recognised. Well done & thank you. Fortunately there were hot drinks and cakes afterwards in the sheltered Tiny Forest. January challenge bingo baked goods ticked off by 3 😋

A whopping massive turnout on New Year's day for the Tiny Forest despite the whopping massive hangovers. You're a hardy lot! Everyone quickly got to work to stay warm. The list of jobs was hammered. Compost bin emptied, bagged and barrowed over to the memorial forest. Hay piles from the meadow area, rotten apples and leaves put into compost bin to start the process over again. Mulch piles weeded and topped up. Those pesky creeping weeds removed from the edge of the Tiny Forest trees and cardboard suppression laid. Clay topsoil gathered from memorial forest, barrowed to Tiny Forest and used as bath infill. Bugs given more warm bedding and treats for their hotel.