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| Some old friends in the middle paddock, Sandy Hill copse in background |
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| Down in lower paddock all posts in place, alongside Crookmoor Ash |
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| Nice straight post line, extra support for middle strainer |
Hottest day of the year, so obviously a good time to start erecting the new fence at Sherborne, down by Crookmoor Ash, a continuation of the
fence clearing work in March. I & Ollie joined James in the 4x4 and trailer loaded with 40+ posts, wire and tools. Mike drove the tractor which provided essential help in clearing cordwood, brash, flattening the fence ground with flail and driving the fence posts securely into the ground. There was however plenty for James and I to do in putting in place the middle strainer and tampering in one of the end strainers. While I positioned the posts James finished off some of the remaining fence clearing by felling an ash and sycamore which would prove a risk to the new fence in the future. The day passed all too quickly and by the end all posts were in place and the ground cleared of brash and cordwood. It would need another session to erect the stock fencing and complete the work for the lower paddock. All that remains! is to continue the fencing work for the middle paddock, noting the dense shrub shown in the pics above to remove first. Then the fence boundary by Sandy Hill copse in the upper paddock awaits, so no shortage of work in this small piece of the Sherborne estate.
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