Cold, ponies and electric fences

So, it’s pretty cold on the reserve at the moment, and last night we had a proper hoar frost, making everything look very spectacular today.  The temperature was -6C last night and doesn’t get above freezing during the day.

In the last couple of days I’ve been working with Vlad, who is Polish and has some great stories to tell about his trips away from communist Poland.  Yesterday we were clearing up stumps, and felling a few trees at a place called Outer Hanger, where the Sunday volunteers had been working.  Today we checked on all the groups of ponies that we currently manage, and rerouted an electric fence to allow easier winter access to a bridleway.