December 23 Update - 

Saw a continuation of the leaf raking, leaves now almost off the trees.

The bridge building, over a very full wetlands pond, continues at a pace and will be finished early in 2024

Maintenance work continues with the picking up of broken branches, clearing of the fire pit, removal of rotten wood and general tidying up

Planning Permission has been granted for further trees works to take place due to our continuing fight against Ash die Bach disease. This will result in a further 6 trees having to be felled and 7 trees pollarded. 

In February / March we plan to plant around 30 trees so we ensure the woodland is maintained for the future.

November 23 Update - 

With the Autumn well and truly set in a lot of leaf fall had to be dealt with. This included racking up 18 large bumpy bags worth of leafs and tipping them in our newly created compost area.

The replacement bridge across the stream in the wetlands was started and good progress made. We also built our first bug hotel in this area and there were plenty of visitors taking up residence!

Other works include - 

Cut up all scrap wood lying around - Cabins, behind pole store etc….

Grass Sledge run closed and fenced off and sledges cleaned and oiled and stored for winter

Defibrillator quarterly check completed

Cleared pumpkin debris from patio area following Halloween celebrations

Further works completed on the Septic tank and pumping system

Potholes in carpark filled with 1.5 tons of chipings to dust

Rowan log store broken RH stake replaced

Fallen Tree on neighbours property and blocking the boundary trail sawn and removed.  

Trimmed Beech hedge by patio

Replaced damaged signage posts on driveway outside the outer gate

Cleared debris and leaf build-up in stream

Removed partially fallen apple tree.  

Cleared old tree from area in front of Wetlands fence

Transplanted hawthorn from young trees to Wetlands fence

Painted/Touched up all the sheds to cover up bare/thin patches to protect for the winter

October 23 Update - 

October was another very busy month with further work completed on the "Round Glenny Trail" along with lots of maintenance work to undertaken due to the continuing high levels of Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers using the site

The work undertken included

• By Rowan firepit the overgrown heather and weeds removed
• Hornets nest located in tree next to lodge.  Bristol Pest Control removed it
• Nettles around Snookball cleared
• Weed Table Tennis Party Tents
• All padlocks to be lubricated with WD40
• Brambles removed from hawthorn tree at top of Apple
• The worn manhole cover on patio switched with cover from manhole on bank next to patio 
• Removed ivy from various trees on site
• Trimmed branches of sycamore overhanging pond decking
• Removed brambles by decking and around hazel tree and cleared dead wood from the area
• Split logs for Campfires 

September 23 Update - 

September has been another very busy and successful month

We have welcomed Volunteering Groups from Lloyds Bank and the local University

Both groups worked very hard and have made significant progress.

The Lloyds Bank team took on the challenge of fencing the land adjacent to the Bridle Way and made big inroads into the around Glenny Path we are currently building. The results of their work is spectacular and the photos below show the great progress made.

A mega thanks to their Lloyds team. 

We hope to have the path available for next year April time and booking to use it will be open in the spring. 

The local university came in and took on the challenge of developing the Wetlands area. The result is fabulous with pathways created, boarders to the pond built up so this is great place made for pond dipping.

So much accomplished and massive thanks to this team. Pictures below show what been achieved.

As well as these two big projects, the normal site maintenance continues along with the safety checks. Works accomplished include

• repairing and putting back up the aerial runway
• repairs on the Tunnels boxes completed
• Lots of mowing and pruning
• new safety signage
• And much more

The site is currently very busy with most weekday evening and weekends booked up. This is great new and to see the young people outside Scouting is fabulous.

Round Glenny Path Phase 1

Wetlands Area revamp - Ideal for Pond Dipping

Examples of maintenance and other works carried out at Glenny Wood.

August 23 Update - 

With the site continuing to be so popular there is always plenty to do, and August is no exception.

Fortnightly checks continue with the activities, resulting in the Snookballs being blown up, the Grass Sledges, cleaned, repaired and reoiled and the Karts Tyre repaired

To ensure we maintain our security we have completed a full padlock code change and the booking system updated.

With the loos we have again cleared latest blockage and significant and expensive repairs had to be made to the septic tank by Andersons, who originally installed it.

Around the site we have cut the grass across the plateaus, cut and cleared the branches of a fallen Hazel near wetlands so recently planted trees survive. In addition we continue to cut and peel off Ivy from trees to improve the overall woodland health.

Other work undertaken to date includes -

• Defrost Fridge & Freezer in the Camper Shed
• Repaired the Front Gate hinges and put in new stoppers.
• Patching the hole / replace rotten wood at bottom of activities shed.
• Repair Front Gate
• Clear latest blockage in Adult loos pipes
• Clear around fallen Hazel near wetlands so planted Trees survive
• Cut and peel off Ivy from trees 
• Camper Shed - Defrost Fridge & Freezer
• Replace toilet drainage pipeworks
• Repair inner gate post in car park
• Cut / clear brambles to side and back of shower area
• Replace white Snookball & and check rest are blown up
• Weed Table Tennis Party Tents
• Repair Kart tyre

Electrical Works - Over the past months we have had a lot of electrical work undertaken on site, which has included the replacement of strip lights to LED, rewiring as required, and most significantly new outside lights installed around the lodge, path from lodge to Car Park and to the loos.

All the electrics have now been inspected and have passed this inspection.

Further electrical works on outside lighting for the loos will be completed shortly.

Many thanks to Andy from Alpha Electrix who has undertaken all this work for us.

July 23 Update - 

July has been a busy month with the evenings very popular with hundreds of young people having a lot of fun and a great time at Glenny. The weekends have been equally busy with many camps being held on site. The last week of July was very busy with three separate groups on site camping most of that week. Despite the weather the feedback we have received is everyone has had a brilliant time

To ensure visitors to Glenny have a fabulous time, significant amounts of work and activity has to take place on and off the site, much of which is unseen.

We have undertaken a lot of work around the site this July to maintain Glenny Wood to a good standard. The Woodlands work undertaken includes –

• Clear broken Benches in Conservation area
• Cut and peel off Ivy from trees.

• Weeded all the new planted hedges

• Weeded around newly planted trees
• Prune brambles behind Showers.
• Prune Hazel overhanging Grass Sledge track.
• Prune along Log Walk.
• Coppice hazel to use on perimeter path.

To ensure the activities are available for those who have booked them, we undertake fortnightly checks of all these in the summer months, monthly during the rest of the year. As a result of these checks, we have

• Emptied the Wheelbarrows of Ash from the Altar fires.
• Removed tree root from Grass Sledge course.
• Repaired the up and over obstacle on the confidence course.
• Games shed tidied up again as the great range of games unfortunately was just thrown in!
• Tidied up the Wetlands shed including washing the trays for viewing the bugs collected.

• Repaired confidence course as chain to slippery broke

• Weeded the Table Tennis party tents.
• Split wood for use by by site visitors for their fires

Weekly we operate a series of checks throughout the year, usually undertaken by Jill. These ensure the areas and equipment are monitored, and available for site users to use.

In addition, in July we have had three Annual Safety checks undertaken -

• Annual Tree Inspection
• Annual service of the Gas Boiler
• Annual service of the Fire Extinguishers

As well as the above activities we have other exciting things that need doing, two of the most “exciting” are listed below and undertaken in July

• Lodge drains, cleared, blockages removed along with excess fat fished out from the tank.
• The loos drains and pipework have also been emptied this month again due to blockages.

No more detail with either of the above, although it certainly is not a pleasant experience. And we volunteer to do this!!

June 23 Update - 

• Woodlands works continue around the site and these include:-

  • Cutting the fence Lodge to loos.
  • Striming the bank opposite Pheasant Mead.
  • Replacing the tree protection around trees by pond.
  • Pruning hedge by lodge.
  • Mowing around gas tank and Pond Area.

   

  Regular checks on the Activities equipment have resulted in:-

  • Missing Radio Active Log found.
  • Track on Grass Sledge fixed.
  • Black Snookball found.
  • Black Chess King repaired
  • Tunnels floor replaced in one of the boxes.
  • Repaired Karts brakes
  • Table Tennis area, cleaned, weeded and cleaned

   

  Other works undertaken around Glenny in June include

  • Remove damaged bridge on Wetlands.
  • Take down light strings to gate to lodge.
  • Take down light strings Lodge to Loos.
  • Cleaned gutter on lodge.
  • First Aid kits restocked
  • Unblocked Adults Loos
  • Removed stream little dams.
  • Urinals all clean of lime scale.
  • Gate post opposite Aerial Runway removed.
  • Firewood Splitting.
  • Move the sign on LPG tank compound - Apple Plateau side up above fence

   

  We are creating a New Round Glenny Path, a long term project, fitted in when time allows. This month the entrance to Round Glenny Path was created and the actual path progressed further

The round Glenny Path / Interpretive trail we are creating is continuing and good progress is being made. The work on this path is being fitted in around all the other maintenance and improvement activities we undertake.

More details on when the path will open shortly.

Below is a walk through on part of the path created

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May 23 Update - 

• First full tractor grass cut of the site completed
• Posts and rail set up for the new outdoor lighting
• Activities kit cleaned and dried following use in the wet conditions
• Weekly checks completed
  
• Tractor repaired and tyre puncture fixed
• Toilets drainage system cleared and now flowing!!! (lovely task!!!!!)
• Camp fire cleared out tin foil rubbish.
• Tidied up Altar Fires.
• Activities - Tug of War, Grass Sledges, Shelter Building, Radio Logs, Cleaned & Dried
• Activities - Ballista’s replaced inner tubes & dried kit
• Activities - Tree walk posts secured
• Activities - New bag for Skittles in Activities shed.
• Annual Water tests all back negative >>>>
• The wiring along with new lights and power points has been sort out / replaced in the Lodge, Garage, Cabins
• We have put up post and rail from the lodge to the gate, and loos for low level lights plus further uprights near Lodge
• We have dug in pipes for the aramid cable wires to cross for track to lodge and path to loos
• Replaced the Peddle on Kart
• Replaced Snookballs 1 & 2 as they were always flat
• Table Tennis - Weed in the tents
• Phone Chargers boxes in Activities shed cleaned
• Clean benches & picnic tables have been cleaned and bird poo remove
• Painted the repaired fence in main car park
• Second full tractor grass cut of the site completed
• Confidence Course Slippery Pole - Forked up drop area and add more tyre chippings.

• Bouldering Wall netting put back up.
• Post Caps of walk way fence around lodge tightened
• Logs left by users tidied up from Veranda and Patio. Retuned to Log store.
• Fire pit cleared of ash
• Refilled First Aid kit in Girls loo.
• Helmets replaced in Karts & Tunnels activities.
• Fill up and weigh replacement water barrels for AR testing.
• Significant Hand mowing completed – around Campfire, LPG Tank, Confidence course, Grass Sledge Course
• Strimming around the site undertaken, large amount done also around Campfire, LPG Tank, Confidence course, Grass Sledge run sides plus stream and general site areas
• Further repairs to the Tunnels completed
• Tidied up Log store and combined into one area.

Glenny Wood Spring Time 2023

April 23 Update - 

• Significant tree felling works undertaken due to Ash Dibach, following planning permission approval
• Snookball - balls that are soft pumped up
• Grass Sledge Clear brambles etc LHS  and track opened for 2023
• Temporary Fence for Aerial Runway / Bouldering Wall Walkway on Beech Plateau
• Training programme for Aerial Runway delivered.
• Electrics - Replace lodge and garage consumer units
• Electrics - Replace Strip lights to LCD lighting.
• Electrics - Lodge Entrance Hall light replaced.
• Repair wood fence above lodge.
• Painting - Retreat to decking pathway around lodge.
• Painting - Retreat benches on patio
• Apple - Rake, seed and fence off following a wet camp and damage.
• Close off damaged bridge on Wetlands
• Wood at far end of Monkey Bridge cleared.
• Pruning completed of all saplings, planted trees and hedging.
• Pruned the Hawthorn around the gas tank to encourage growth. 
• Started first Gass Cut on 26th April - just about dry enough at long last!

March 23 Update - 

• Repaired the front gate, 
• Removed fallen tree on fence line up Wood Lane, new post installed and fencing secured.  
• Table tennis tables installed with storage boxes 
• Darts ready as netting installed and darts sourced.  
• Work area sorted and tarp moved back now tables gone. 
• Cut up some fallen trees in area opposite Pheasant Mead.
• Aerial Runway set up
• Grass Sledge area trimmed and bushed 
• PAT testing completed
• Dart board with darts ready to use
• Table Tennis with bats and balls ready to use
• Oak trees planted in the Nursery area

• Trees & Bushes Pruning in and around the Wetlands and Confidence course areas

• Red Peddle Kart repaired and now working

• Larger logs in the wood pile area cut up, stack and ready to use on the fire

• New divider fence to block off Aerial Runway working built.

• Aerial Runway platform cleaned - Jet washed
• Walkway around lodge Jet washed
• Chess board Jet Washed
• Trailer in use
• Area behind wood pile cleared for logs
• Stream tunnel flowing freely 

February 23 Update - 

• Divider fence and netting between Bouldering Wall & Aerial Runway built 
• Site notices update
• Repairs on Tunnel boxes started
• Further clearence work completed on Wood pile
• Confidence course Monkey Bridge and Net crawl tightened
• Wetlands bridge cleared of moss
• Snookball Ball inflated
• Dart board and felted canopy installed. 
• 4.5tons of chipping to dust delivered and spread over cart track.  
• Marquees up and ready for table tennis. 
• Swept Karts Shed roof loads of leaves and sticks.

January 23 Update - 

• Skills for Life Activities area checked 
• Skills for Life 3 New Activities added - Mini Beasts, Radio Active Logs and Sheep Penning
• Skills for Life boxes relabelled

  
  

• Maintenance Works Undertaken
  • Leaf raking and brushing undertaken
  • Bridge to Activities Plateau chicken wire on flooring so it's not slippery
  • Outside Tap pipe lagged
  • Old Wooden fence from Lodge to Loos removed now fence has grown up
  • Door handles to inner room in Lodge and Girls loo repaired
  • Ropes for the Up & Over obstacle on Confidence Course replaced
  • Weekly checks undertaken and actions followed up
  • Clear out Holly Campfire
  • Repair Compound gates and posts
    
  • Cut barrel to replace Altar fire barrels
  • Inner gate catch slide in needs loosening
  • Scrap Peddle Kart
    
  • Tighten handle - lodge RH room
  • Brush decking and patio
  • Removing fencing & post opposite containers
  • Tighten Girls loos handle
    
  • WD 40 the Locks
  • Clear culvert by loos
    
  • Mulch all new trees with thick layer of wood chip from garage
  • Switch steering pipes over - Hydraulic ram
  • Check Aerial Runway Platform, A frame and ropes / harnesses
  • Assign lockers and build in dividers in S4L area
  • Check Pioneering poles not rotten by bounce test, and count
  • Build in steps to get to the Bouldering Wall

• New Activities
  • Skills for Life - Radio Active Logs added to the list available >>>>
  • Skills for Life - Sheep Penning added to the list available >>>>

• The Wetlands is now full of water again having been dry for the Summer and Autumn. Ideal for Pond Dipping
• District Badges and Uniform added to website - all at Discounted rates.
  

January 23 Pictures