A mammoth task from Earthwatch, with very little manpower! The task owner set GoodGym up for a mission to clear a school forest school area with very little resources.

Today’s achievement: some paths visible again and a huge amount of nettles cleared, with lots of stings in the process!

Time for a bit of citizen science - water sampling as part of Earthwatch’s FreshWater Watch

As per the instructions - I took a water sample, mixed it into tubes to test for nitrate and phosphate, and waited for the colours to change…

Data uploaded to the app and reporting achieved!

The creation of Naturehoods is an initiative by Earthwatch, where a community gets involved with wildlife-friendly activities.
Marston is a Naturehood area, and the people there need to know about it - what they can do to help wildlife in their gardens, and how they can get involved with community actions! ...

Enter GoodGym! 6 GoodGygmers posted leaflets through letterboxes around New Marston until we had delivered the lot.

A very beautiful Summer's evening ended with well-deserved chips and drinks in the Victoria Arms :)