Student Systems

Volunteering - October 2016

Holyrood Park

Our role on this visit was to clear gorse to make fire breaks and to give saplings room to grow, so exhausting work.  The weather forecast was not looking good but we stayed dry and even saw the sun, fleetingly.  Our rangers for the morning were Gordon and Will who really appreciated the effort we put in.  The photos below give a snapshot of the morning.

The start of the day
Flora, fauna and amphibians

Tea-break views

The fruits of our labour

 

The start of the day

 

Gordon giving the briefing

The briefing

 

Flora, fauna and amphibians

 

Gorse The Frog
Gorse The Frog

 

Tea-break views

 

Gorse Gorse
Salisbury Crags . View along Hunter's bog

 

The fruits of our labours

 

Gorse Gorse
Where did all the gorse go? Team Selfie