15th April: Building an Otter Holt

A lovely day for outdoor work. The group was working on a new design of an otter holt - the organic version. You need to dig a hole, with two tunnels coming off. Place about 30 stakes all around the outside. Plant and weave the willow around the stakes. Then weave the willow across to make a dome! Easy!

So the group got to work, digging, chopping (the willow branches have to come from somewhere), weaving and rowing! We built the holt on an island so we had to transport everything across the lake! All in all a successful day and a new otter holt has been made in Staffordshire. Now we just have to wait for the Otters to make it their home.