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October 2023

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This month's Tree Quotation

“Rilke wrote: 'These trees are magnificent, but even more magnificent is the sublime and moving space between them, as though with their growth it too increased.”

René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926),
shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke (German: [ˈʁaɪnɐ maˈʁiːa ˈʁɪlkə]), was an Austrian poet and novelist

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Trees

Part of the planetary mosaic of life...

Have you visited

Natterer's Wood

lately?

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Update October 2023

Natterer’s Wood

August’s hay rake went well, and in September we did some essential path widening. September was unseasonally hot, very hot, so we programmed the work party to end at coffee break. It was 28oC by that time and so it was definitely a good time to stop.

Pond Covert

The fence around our tool store is now at the end of its useful life, having been installed nearly 20 years ago. Posts have rotted away, and the gates have deteriorated badly.

We are now looking to have it replaced, although fencing companies are very busy and availability is poor.

We are also looking in to the possibility of hard-surfacing the entrance to Pond Covert near he Sebert Wood School entrance. The grass verge to the woodland path gets muddy in winter, yet we can’t woodchip it as we do the rest of the path.

This is because when the verge is mown, wood chips cause problem to the mower. A mower can drive over a hard surface with no problems.

There might be unintended consequences, and would a new surface need to be strong enough to cope with cars driving on it? Would it be used for school drop-off for turning or parking?

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.Another fossil hunt

The last time we hunted for fossils at Ramsholt Cliff was 2011, and by popular demand we will go back on Sunday 8th October. Meet at 9am at Moreton Hall Community Centre where we will car
share, arriving at Ramsholt near Woodbridge at around 10am.

There’s a two kilometre walk along the estuary wall, which might be uneven in places and exposed to the weather. The cliff itself is at the edge of the Deben Estuary, and the foreshore will be wet.

Wellies or good walking boots are essential, as are clothes for the forecast weather. Bring a small bag or tub to collect your fossils, which might include shark’s teeth, bones, molluscs and coral.

Please let Nick know by the Friday evening before if you want to stay afterwards for lunch in the Ramsholt Arms (www.theramsholtarms.com) afterwards so he can book a table.

Work Parties

In autumn, we will revisit after many years the well-known fossil site at Ramsholt Cliff, near

Woodbridge. A decent hike along the Deben Estuary takes us to a soft cliff of 'crag' sand from which shark's teeth and fossil corals erode. We can hunt for these on the small beach. The Ramsholt Arms will be open afterwards for a fireside lunch, and afterwards you could independently explore Woodbridge, or National Trust's Sutton Hoo.

Membership renewals
Thanks to most of our members, for renewing your membership in the autumn. The membership year is October to September, with a discount for people joining part way through. If you haven't yet renewed, or can't remember if you have done, do get in touch!

Work parties are usually on the 2nd Sunday of the month except Easter and November

All welcome, and no experience necessary. We'll show you what to do, and we will be friendly and supportive throughout. Do as much or as little as you wish!

There is usually a drinks break part way through each work party. Hot drinks are usually provided.

At Easter the work party is a week late so that it does not fall on a bank holiday. In November, some members have asked for the work party to avoid clashing with Remembrance Sunday.

Two events this year are being held to allow us to see a range of natural features not found in
Moreton Hall.