Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom

by Andover Trees United
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom
Off-grid Eco-friendly Woodland Classroom

Project Report | Oct 23, 2024
Landscaping! Creating pathways to The Cabin

By Wendy Davis | Trustee & Project Leader

2022-24 a section of Bronze ditch closed the path
2022-24 a section of Bronze ditch closed the path

What a difference a month makes!

This report is not just a thank you to all of you who have contributed to our Cabin fund, which recently has helped to hire machinery and purchase landscaping materials, but a tribute to the amazing Andover Trees United volunteers who have stepped up to transform the area around The Cabin, reinstating paths and showcasing the beautiful building.

In 2022, when digging the post holes for The Cabin, a Bronze Age ditch was revealed. Painstakingly excavated and recorded over 2 years and a joy to see the handiwork of 'diggers' dating back 5000 years, it was unfortunatelyright where the path needed to be.

At this year's charity AGM on September 14th, everybody present encircled the ditch and, led by archaeologist Chris Elmer, all paid their respects to the people who, millennia ago, had dug out this ditch with nothing more than antlers for their tools to provide the soil for a burial mound atop the hill where our Cabin now stands.

Two days later, our regular Monday volunteers lined the ditch with bark and branches and leaves and wrote messages to the future, which were placed in a jar and hidden in the soil beneath the branches. The following weekend the heavy machinery arrived which was driven by volunteers - some of whom had driven long distances to help - to backfill the ditch and level the area around The Cabin. 

Since then we have seen all weathers from bright sunshine to torrential downpours but, over the intervening month, the area has been raked level, flower banks created and planted with 100s of wildflowers, a wooden boardwalk and tons of stone laid, as well as a raised bed built to showcase the varied wild flowers that grow in our wood. An incredible testament to what can be achieved when we work together. 

With apologies to GlobalGiving for the number of photos that accompany this report, but this story is best told in pictures. 
And, as ever, this comes with heartfelt thanks for your ongoing support as we move ever closer to completing this project.

Sept. 2024 we had the funds to fill in the ditch
Sept. 2024 we had the funds to fill in the ditch
With the ditch filled we could build new pathways
With the ditch filled we could build new pathways
Flower banks line the walkway around The Cabin
Flower banks line the walkway around The Cabin
The timber boardwalk complements The Cabin
The timber boardwalk complements The Cabin
Meanwhile, at the front... September earthmoving
Meanwhile, at the front... September earthmoving
Area levelled and path to the front door marked
Area levelled and path to the front door marked
Half the stone was laid - and then it RAINED!
Half the stone was laid - and then it RAINED!
Dug out soil returned to fill the raised bed
Dug out soil returned to fill the raised bed
And there you have it - Job done!
And there you have it - Job done!

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Jun 27, 2024
Cabin - formal opening 19th April 2024

By Wendy Davis | Trustee & Project Leader

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By Wendy Davis | Trustee & Project Leader

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Andover Trees United

Location: Abbotts Ann, Hants - United Kingdom
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Twitter: @Andover_Trees
Project Leader:
Wendy Davis
Abbotts Ann , Hants United Kingdom
$15,056 raised of $18,670 goal
 
320 donations
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