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When you’re out walking the paths around the village do you ever notice the wild flowers growing in the verges and hedges?

The flowers and fruits mentioned below were seen on Saturday but there will be others at different times of the year.

P.S. they were identified by an amateur using Google Lens- so hopefully the names are correct. If not, email webadmin@thornhillstirling.org with the correct name and they will be amended.

Six members of the Paths Group spent a couple of hours in the sunshine on Saturday morning strimming, cutting and snipping on the Hedges and Minister’s Paths to clear the sides and make the paths easier to use.

The work was helped by the flapjacks and chocolate brownies supplied by Sue and Richard.

We are all volunteers who live in and around the village. The more people who help out the quicker the work gets done. If you could help out with future work groups, even for a short while, look out for the next announcements.

The Paths Group are meeting this Saturday, 2nd August to tidy up the Hedges and Minister’s Paths.

Can you come along to help, more hands make light work!

(Definitely not an April Fool, all hands needed!)
Following on from everyone’s efforts last month, we still have to ‘top dress’ the second half of the path we made, using the finer material. This will involve barrowing loads from the bottom end of the path where it will be deposited, then raking etc. It would be really good to get this job done in one go, so the more the merrier……

Meet at the top end of the path (junction with South Common) at 10am armed with barrows, shovels, rakes etc. There will be cake.
At the moment the weather doesn’t look too bad but if that changes we’ll rearrange.
Further info 07799412527 or 07787948264

The Thornhill Paths Group have been holding monthly to work parties over the summer.
Those of you who walk the paths regularly may have noticed that the volunteers have improved the stiles and strimmed areas of the Muir Dam Path, cleared ditches on the North Common and attempted to stop the Hedges Path disappearing under the overgrown verges and soil dumped by the rabbits from their holes.

Much of the work on the North Common seems to have involved being in a ditch.

We also have regular meetings to discuss progress and next steps. If you would like to join us the next meeting is on 21 October. Contact paths@thornhillstirling for more information.

Meet at Gray’s Loan on Saturday at 11am and Sunday at 2pm.

Please bring strimmers or secateurs, shovels, etc. If you don’t have tools they can be borrowed or you could still help by clearing cut materials.

Please make sure you wear suitable clothing, e.g. thick gloves, long sleeves and trousers, stout shoes. Don’t forget sun cream, insect repellent and fluids (maybe being too optimistic?).