Saturday 5th August & Sunday 6th August; 10am - 4pm
Come and help us mow our upland hay meadow undergoing
restoration with stunning views all around of Ingleborough, Whernside &
Ribblehead Viaduct!
The lower part of the meadow is now looking good with lots
of yellow rattle and the plug plants added 3 years ago doing well. We prefer to
mow slightly later in the season to allow the bumble bees and butterflies to
feed off the knapweed and yarrow and to let the flowers set seed.
We are looking to start mowing 10ish - or earlier, on the
Saturday. Please bring a packed lunch; we will provide some home-baking,
tea/coffee/soft drinks. If people don't scythe, then there will be plenty of
raking up, turning and rowing up to help make hay. Please call the night
before, or early morning, to check the forecast here.
We have started making small hay bales with our hand hay
baler, so there will be an opportunity to try out this interesting piece of kit
too!
It will also be fun to try and make a large haystack! Has
anyone done this before? We made this hay rack last year, and stacked almost
dry hay leeward side and covered it at night when rain was forecast.
Come for the whole day, or weekend, or just a few hours - it
will all help and we hope you will enjoy Broadrake. We have plenty more grassy
areas on our site outside the meadow with shake holes and rocky outcrops along
with young trees which you are welcome to have a go at mowing too if you want a
challenge.
If anyone would like to stay, there is an 8 bedded dormitory
available in the bunkbarn or camping in the top part of the meadow which will
have been cut from earlier scything courses.
From noon on Sunday we hope to have some local musicians
around for a BBQ so if you can make it on the Sunday, please bring something to
cook on the hot charcoal.
RSVP - see here for map & directions.
N.B. This is a FREE event, part of YDMT Flower Festival of
the Dales.
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