{"id":27929,"date":"2018-01-21T17:23:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T17:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=27929"},"modified":"2018-01-21T17:23:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T17:23:58","slug":"volunteers-keep-cardiffs-hidden-countryside-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/volunteers-keep-cardiffs-hidden-countryside-alive","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers keep Cardiff&#8217;s hidden countryside alive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Giblett had no idea how many green spaces there were around Cardiff when he left university. Now he\u2019s the head of the Cardiff Conservation Volunteers, helping to maintain and restore the hidden countryside of Cardiff.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28171\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28171 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Ian-Giblett-final-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28171 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Ian-Giblett-final-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Ian Giblett, head officer of the Cardiff Conservation Volunteers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a good few minutes of elbow grease the tree finally comes down with a satisfying thud. Ian Giblett, head officer for the Cardiff conservation volunteers (CCV), dusts himself off and sets to work stripping the branches from the trunk. Like many of the other trees that are being felled at Forest Farm, it will become part of a new set of steps on a footpath being laid by the group. According to Ian, not only will the footpath provide new access to the area and discourage pedestrians from trampling the surrounding vegetation, the woodland will be given a new lease of life by the chopping down of these young trees, a process called coppicing.<\/p>\n<p>Unnoticed by many of Cardiff\u2019s inhabitants, work like this is carried out by volunteers every week. Under Ian\u2019s cheerful leadership, the CCV works to maintain the city\u2019s many beautiful woodlands and nature reserves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery Sunday the group goes out and we do all sorts of work from coppicing woodlands and general woodland maintenance work, like taking out invasive species. The most popular tasks tend to be the ones where we\u2019re constructing,\u201d says Ian.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28123\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28123\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/What-is-coppicing-1-625x441.png\" alt=\"Infographic desciribing the process of coppicing woodland\" width=\"625\" height=\"441\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28123\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/What-is-coppicing-1-625x441.png\" alt=\"Infographic desciribing the process of coppicing woodland\" width=\"625\" height=\"441\" \/><\/noscript> Traditional skills like coppicing are a vital part of woodland management in Cardiff.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The CCV are a tight-knit group, sharing the work and exchanging stories about their week as they do. Although many of their tasks are labour intensive and time consuming, Ian and the volunteers are happy in their work. Many say that this was just what they were looking for, a chance to get out in Cardiff to work with their hands. For some its all about the conservation and working to protect Cardiff\u2019s wild spaces, but for others, it\u2019s about the friendships they form in the group and the community feeling.<\/p>\n<p>For Ian, joining the group wasn\u2019t something he had planned on. Once ignorant to the many beautiful places around Cardiff and the skills needed to maintain them, Ian first joined the volunteers out of a desire to get involved with manual work outdoors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was just finishing university and I was looking for something outdoor related to do, and a friend of mine just said \u2018I went out with this group on Sunday and we chopped down a load of trees\u2019. I thought, that doesn\u2019t sound very environmentally friendly, but it does sound like fun. I\u2019m going to give that a go\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28164\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28164 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Discussing-wood-craft-final-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28164 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Discussing-wood-craft-final-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Ian and some fellow volunteers discuss traditional woodcraft techniques.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite being a little late to the game, Ian has embraced the conservationist style. He is at home in wellington boots, a heavy coat and a slightly weathered, wide rimmed fedora. He potters around the site, identifying scraps of tile unearthed by the group as they dig foundations for a fence, and counting the rings on felled trees under his breath. His eyes light up when he talks about the importance of maintaining woodlands through coppicing and other old skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got involved with the woodland management side of things and I learned more about it and why it\u2019s good to manage woods [\u2026] Then it turned into a love of old skills and crafts. Learning how dry stone walls are constructed and how a hedge is maintained and created in the traditional ways\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ian seems disturbed by the idea of growing a hedge in any way other than the traditional methods. He becomes more and more animated as he explains the process, and why it is better than modern techniques.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cModern hedges are just flayed into oblivion by a tractor, but a proper hedge is grown and then pleached, where you cut the bottom of the tree and then you weave it down diagonally and you do the same with the next tree on-top. You have lots of diagonal trees going down a field which creates an excellent habitat for all sorts of wildlife. It becomes a wildlife corridor\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28169\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28169 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Ian-and-volunteer-digging-Final-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28169 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Ian-and-volunteer-digging-Final-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Ian is passionate about passing on his knowledge of old skills and techniques, and does his best to help others when they run into difficulties.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ian is concerned that, without groups like the CCV, many traditional conservation skills like pleaching and the maintenance of these hedges could fade from knowledge. He emphasises that conservation is necessary, not only to preserve Cardiff\u2019s wildlife and landscapes, but also to pass on the knowledge of these skills, which could otherwise be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work we do enhances the biodiversity of the areas around Cardiff. Were it not for the work we do a lot of these old skills and techniques would be lost. It\u2019s important from a cultural heritage point of view but also in terms of the environment and biodiversity of the area,\u201d says Ian.<\/p>\n<p>It isn\u2019t always plain sailing though. While it\u2019s hard to imagine anyone getting annoyed with Ian\u2019s cheerful demeanour, the group sometimes run into trouble with locals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes we encounter locals who are not so receptive to the work that we do. It\u2019s usually when we\u2019re working around trees that are near their house, or opening up a rights of way that goes through their land. The footpath has to be there but they prefer it when it\u2019s overgrown and inaccessible. Usually this is resolved and we refer them onto the community council\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28170\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-28170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Ian-Digging-Final-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/01\/Ian-Digging-Final-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> The new fence being built as part of the weekly task will help to prevent cars from damaging the plant-life at Forest Farm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Working with the CCV has also led Ian to discover a side of his home city that he hadn\u2019t known existed, encouraging him to get out and enjoy Cardiff more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are lots of beautiful places around Cardiff and though I\u2019d lived here my entire life I was totally ignorant of lots of the nature reserves and woodlands in the area. 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