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This workday will be a combination of a spring clean of the reserve and assorted vegetation management. Meet at the Shire Way entrance to the woodland, south Yate, BS37 8US, 10.00am.
Our events are all free to attend and they do not require advance booking. Everyone is welcome, though children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.
You can bring your own tools and gloves, or if you don't have them they will be provided.
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| The River Frome between the Reserve and the houses at Ash Close and Oak Close |
There were only three of us at the Goose Green Local Nature Reserve work morning, but we achieved a lot in a couple of hours. We were pleased to see that the Reserve was in generally good order.
The areas we had cut back last time such as the butterfly bays were still in good shape, so we concentrated on cutting back encroaching tree branches on the edges of the grassland, plus some branches that were threatening to block one or two smaller paths. We also cut down some small patches of invasive weeds in the middle of the grassland.
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| Invasive weed patch on the grassland |
There wasn't much litter around - many thanks to the people who had been tidying up before us, particularly the Upper Frome Friends group who do such splendid work along the river every few weeks. All we found was a few bottles and sandwich wrappers in the denser woodland patches.
We saw and heard quite a lot of bird life, for example:
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| Mallards on the Frome below the footbridge |
The usual wide range of species were spotted on our Spring Bird Walk:
Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Goldfinch.
The most common ones were 21 Wren, 14 Blackbird, 12 Chiffchaff, 12 Blackcap and 12 Robin.
Don't miss our Summer Bird Walk at Wapley Bushes at 10.00 am on Sunday 14 June!
Please meet at the Shire Way, Yate gate entrance to the reserve at 10.00am. The postcode is BS37 8US for satnavs. Please also wear suitable footwear.
We shall be undertaking reserve maintenance on this local grassland and wetland nature reserve such as path clearance plus litter picking. We will NOT be working in the river itself. Please meet at the southern end of Ash Close off Greenways Road, north Yate, BS37 5TP, 10.00am.
Our events are all free to attend and they do not require advance booking. Everyone is welcome, though children under 16 will need to be accompanied by a responsible adult.
You can bring your own tools and gloves, or if you don't have them they will be provided.
Six keen volunteers planted 51 small trees in the Centenary Wood on the final planting session of the winter - 25 Hazels and 26 other native woodland trees.
We were saying that it was a pity that we didn't have more to plant, but as we walked down the weather changed and the rain started.
Following this planting session we have now fulfilled our replanting commitment for Ash Dieback affected trees under the 5 year Forestry Commission licence. In the five years we've planted 920 trees, though next winter we will have to replace a smaller number of trees that haven't taken.
PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE - PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED AS 22 MARCH
This workday will be a morning of native species tree planting to replace trees lost to Ash Dieback Disease and to enhance biodiversity, We will also have litter picking equipment for helpers who would prefer rather lighter tasks.
Please wear walking or wellington boots. Meet at the Shire Way entrance to the woodland, south Yate, BS37 8US, 10.00a
