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Elusive snow in the Peaks

January 24, 2018 by Julian

This past weekend was our first residential weekend of the year.  We were working as usual with the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers, but the weekend was a little disrupted – not so much by snow as by the constant forecast of possible heavy snow!

Plans for our activities therefore had to be altered but nonetheless we were able to work on Saturday on the removal of a fence which had previously been part of a project to protect an important habitat for water shrews.  The land is no longer grazed by livestock so the need for the fence has gone and access to the brook’s bank has been restored.

By Sunday morning the snow was starting to fall so, with our other activities having been cancelled, we had the chance of a walk to enjoy it!

The water shrew - information sign
The water shrew – information sign
Volunteers - working on removing fence
Volunteers – working on removing fence
Volunteer - working on removing fence
Volunteer – working on removing fence
Dog exploring
Dog exploring
Volunteers - working on removing fence
Volunteers – working on removing fence
Volunteers - working on removing fence
Volunteers – working on removing fence
Unloading the vehicle
Unloading the vehicle
Sign to Hathersage and Grindleford
Sign to Hathersage and Grindleford
Snow
Snow

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