Our short term volunteers are a fantastic bunch! In a short space of time they cram in a absolute mountain of work and power through every task given to them with a grin and a cup of tea on standby. We wouldn’t be able to function without them!
Our latest busy bees were two lovely ladies named Sally and Valeria. Both hailing from England and having visited Mersehead before they’re absolute naturals when it comes down to the old grind! Absolute joys to work with, here’s what they had to say about their time here!
Just a note from 2 oldies back home after a week back volunteering at Mersehead!
Mersehead is in a very peaceful, quiet corner of Dumfries and Galloway, surrounded by beautiful scenery with a variety of habitats on the reserve. There were plenty of flowers around including the infamous Ragwort which we spent a hot morning pulling out! Treated to a cup of tea for all our hard work it was good to see a clear field ready for hay making, especially after a hard day’s work!
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
We spent some time in the Visitor Centre where the feeders viewed from the seating area provided the most interesting bird life. As it was August it was rather quiet on the reserve, but there were swallows flitting about and the possibility of seeing the nesting Barn Owls
Though we had a few nice days inevitably the weather changed! We did a butterfly count on a dull and windy day, so only a low number recorded. We had 1 wet morning just when we were taken on a tour of the reserve but the rain stayed away when we were painting gates and fences.
We enjoyed chatting to people in the visitor centre and taking part in events. We did manage to set the alarm off the first time we opened the visitor centre as we only remembered half of the code, but thanks to Rowena for speed records when she arrived to turn it off!
Thank you to Jennifer for looking after us and to the rest of the staff for a great time. We enjoyed being part of the team and hope to return next year.
Valerie and Sally