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invertebrates, but was hiding a
secret underneath. We had seen
several tyres and thought there were
a few more hidden in there, but had
not prepared ourselves for the
extend of the pile - clearing the
bramble away revealed an
enormous pile of tyres, plastics and
asbestos. This took several lorry loads
and a good chunk of money to
remove and dispose of over the
course of a week, and can be seen
in the accompanying picture! This, in
tandem with the clearing of a field nicknamed ‘rubbish’, has equated to a lot of
waste being taken from site over the past month. An unfortunate and all too
common scenario across much of our countryside, but a necessary step needed
to prepare the site for rewilding and safe public access.
As ever, if you would like to contact me (Seb) about anything Wild Woodbury
related, you can email me at shaggett@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk.
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