"Maker Vegetation Clearing"-17th January 2015

"It's been way too long!"

That was the words on everyone's lips as we all reunited on the minibus this morning!

Funny how two years can feel like forever and then nothing at all when you're back with friends. 

With the reunions over with and Esther's 'amazing' driving skills we arrived at Maker, keen get back in the volunteering groove...

Just look at those keen faces!

The aim of today's efforts was to start clearing the overgrown foliage surrounding area of the WWII bunker...
Can't see the bunker? Then you know why they called us in!


Being a bit rusty, Sam gave us all a great refresher on the tools of the trade.

The Camouflage is not required but it does make you look cooler ...


We barely got started before Esther made a new friend...


Everybody eventually got stuck in though as the day went by....
  


Some people even took it literally...Brambles...Yeowwch...


We even found some 'Down to Earth' music..


At the end of a long days work, we had given the place quite the makeover...
 

The huge pile of trimmings...

I think we can agree we all had a great first day back working together...

Well most of us anyway...

Michael Gamble-PEA Team

Welcome to PEA 2015




Plymouth Environmental Action

 A Youth led Project funded by the Heritage Lottery & Southwest lakes Trust.


Are you aged 16-25? 

Looking for something fun (and free!) to do at your Weekends?

Do you have an interest in Practical Conservation & the Environment?

Want to learn new skills, meet new people and form new friendships?


Our voluntary experiences throughout previous years have included Tree planting, Hedgelaying, Surveying, Copicing, and mad Socials!


So what are you waiting for?!




Jubilee weekend bowling at Moor View and Freedom Fields Parks 4th June 2012

Playing bowles at Moor View

Go Pete!

Pete with a festive Union Jack face :)

Maker Residential!!! 26th to 27th May 2012

Maker 2012!!!

 Francine and Sarah cutting up a tree that has been felled to make way for the wildflower meadow on top of the redoubt
 Chris managing H&S well :)
 Tea and biscuit break in the moat away from the scorching May sun!
 Ken sharpening a slasher ready for those brambles!
 Perfect practice!
 Lunchtime chill-out
 Pizza decorating!!!

 in the Maker Cafe, courtesy of Maker Junction :)
 Bat detecting and dusk walk
 The Chocolate game!!!
 Tea and biscuit break before getting to surveying the wildflowers
 What's that grass??? Sweet vernal, Cocks-foot, or Yorkshire fog....
beautiful day for surveying! A great time had by all! Thank you Simon and Maker Junction! :D

Burrator charcoal making 19th May 2012

Charcoal burning workshop at Burrator Reservoir using traditional kiln technique!

Clearing away the sand to uncover the charcoal 


Getting all the logs ready for the kiln
lifting the lid to reveal the charcoal made the night before...

Wow! Charcoal!!!

Bagging up the charcoal ready for sale

Stacking the kiln for the next charcoal burn

 Cooking some veggie stew for lunch, yum!

Chilling out on site

Nearly stacked high!! ready for the lid??!

 Whittling, ready for marshmallows :D

The big fire!! Go charcoal!!

Tree work with Moor Trees at Harbourneford 15th April 2012

Beautiful day out spent with Moor Trees at Harbourneford taking the guards off the trees now they are teenagers and can look after themselves :)

Francine taking off the tree guard and 'freeing' our little friend :) Hope you grow old little tree!

Charis checking the guard


Smiling volunteers! :)

Little mouse's nest found in the tree-guard! So cute, thankfully the mouse had already left home!
John carefully freeing a hawthorn :)

A woodlouse shedding it's 'winter skin'. Wow!!!


Having a tea and biscuit break :)

Beach clean and BBQ at Mountbatten

On Saturday 31st March, PEA carried out a beach clean and survey on Mountbatten Beach near Plymouth with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS)





We found lots of different types of litter and learned to identify common pieces of rubbish


The volunteers did some rock pool rambling... taking care to put the animals back where we found themTo celebrate a nice tidy beach we had a BBQ and played frisbee on the beach!