Dean Green Team

Wildlife Conservation Group in the

Forest of Dean

Gloucestershire

23 July 2024

Viney Hill

Grid Ref SO 6553 0740

We had never been to this area of Viney Hill before and the wire fencing we were about to remove was well covered in foliage particularly bracken. The team worked down a long hill and along a track overlooking the stream.

	The morning briefing of our task was a reminder of the hazards of the fence removal tools we would be using and , particularly, for us to be aware of loose wire whip lash.
	Sitting in the peace and quiet of a shady wooded glade is delightful! We saw a Fallow deer running up the hill as we sat there.
	This is one of the rolls of wire we removed. We had to roll it quite a way down the hill near to the barrier for it to be picked up and there was a good pile of wire at the end of the day!