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| Mowing at Martin's meadows |
It seems that every hay field in Suffolk was a whirr with cutters, turners and balers. After such a wet June, everyone needed to take advantage of fine weather to harvest hay before the arrival of rain showers forecast for the weekend.
The Suffolk Wildlife Trust meadows were no exception, with all systems go from morning 'til night.
The process started with cutting last Saturday, then turning to allow the hay to 'make', followed by rowing up ready for baling.
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| Turning hay at Mickfield |
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| Mown hay |
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| Baling at Martin's meadows |
The final and perhaps hardest work is loading the bales for carting back to be stored in the barn - but the satisfaction of looking at a stack of sweet smelling hay is some compensation for the aching limbs, as is knowing it is all over until next year!
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| Bales awaiting collection |
My thanks must go to everyone who has worked so hard to help get such a lot done in such a short time - a good team prepared to pull together when the weather is right is invaluable for hay making.
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| Bales loaded and ready to go off to the barn |
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| Last load of the evening
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