We carried on clearing brambles from the north bank and then the small meadow. The debrambling of previous years has helped, as there are far fewer large deep-rooted monsters than before, but we’ve still had plenty to do. I coppiced some Holm Oak, too.

We saw two or three of these Lunar Underwing moths (Omphaloscelis lunosa) among the grass. They eat grasses such as Yorkshire Fog and Annual Meadow-Grass.