Coldest day of the year

On the coldest day of the year so far (yes, it actually snowed in Scilly today!), Project Manager Jaclyn Pearson headed over to St Agnes to give residents an update on the project. There were afternoon sessions for farm tenants and the school and then two evening talks for the wider community. Thanks to Richard McCarthy for making the arrangements and to the Turk’s Head pub for playing host in the evening.

It was great to have representatives from so many households come along to hear that the project is about to get underway and what they can do to support it over the next five years and beyond. Currently it’s a question of what preparation work needs to be undertaken to ensure the islands are in the best possible condition to carry out conservation work this winter. Important early ingredients will be the removal of rat habitat and food sources, the storage of hay on pallets and the securing of rat-proof feed bins and composters.