Dry Stone Walling Bursary Training Portfolio
16.07.18 - 12.07.19
P. Jeyacheya
Workbook Two
Workbook Two consists of five questions. Together the questions cover a range of topics that are useful to a dry stone waller. Questions 1 & 2 cover the classification of rocks and how to calcuate the volumes & tonnage needed for building a dry stone wall. Questions 3 & 4 cover the structure of a dry stone wall and the potential faults that could occur for a number of reasons. The final question looks at how a dry stone wall provides habitat for a variety of organisms.
The answers are mostly highlights and are not intended to give a full understanding of all the topics covered. Instead they serve as an introduction that should be build on over time and with experience.
Workbook 2: Habitat
Q5a:
Name animals that use walls as habitat:
1)
snails & slugs
toads
glow-worm larvae
ants
2)
Small birds:
blue & great tits
tree sparrow
...
3)
Small mammals:
mice
rabbits
weasels
Q5:
b, c & d
b)
When rebuilding an existing wall, what organisms should you protect and how would you do this?
Mosses, lichens, ferns and liverworts, as well as somer higher plants.
The weathered face of the stone with these organisms should be outmost. This helps organisms to reclaim the area as a habitat.
c)
How can you reduce the risk of damage to a wall from nearby trees
A strip two feet wide should be left clear of fast growing shrubs and trees.
Nearby large roots should be bridged.
Overhanging branches from nearby trees should be priodically trimmed.
d)
When building a new wall, what could you do to make it wildlife friendly?
Aid weathering of new stone by smearing with manure.
Reclaimed stone should have weathered or side with living organisms outmost.
Include smoots which allow small animals to pass through.
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Our Services
Projects covered include:
- Free estimates & quotations
- Traditional dry stone walling
- Retaining Walls
- Cheek ends / wall heads
- Garden walls
- Field Walls
- Gap Repairs
- New walls with new or reclaimed stone
- Boundary walls
- Ornamental walls feature walls
- Dry stone walls with mortared coping stones
- Mortared walls
Areas We Cover
Lancashire boroughs of
- Rossendale
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Hyndburn
- Burnley
- Pendle
- and further afield ...
Services also extended to our nearest neighbours in:
- Todmorden
- Hebden Bridge
- Sowerby Bridge
- Littleborough
- ...and everywhere within that geographical circle
