September 19th, 2007

The majority of this week has been spent up on Waun Figen Felen Bog. We spent three days airlifting the bags of gorse up onto the hill -  and I had my first helicopter ride (see below).

On the third day of the helicopter lift the BBC came up to the bog to film for Iolo Williams’ Welsh Safari programme. Toby and I had a good chat in Welsh with Iolo, he’s a really nice guy and very knowledgeable about wildlife and conservation issues.

Another few days have been spent up on the bog spreading the gorse and laying Geojute in the gulleys. Geojute is a lighweight net made from jute fibre which prevents erosion and biodegrades within about one season. The purpose of spreading the gorse is to prevent further erosion of the peat and encourage new plant growth.

The weather was really nice towards the beginning of the week but gradually worsened as the week went on. We went up this Wednesday (the 19th of September) with the volunteers and it was pretty wet and windy all day which meant plenty of hot drinks to keep everyone warm (see above)!

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