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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.
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
We’ve just finalised the latest edition of our Five Year Management Plan. Since our last management plan was produced five years ago, three new species have been formally recorded on the reserve. - one bird and two insects: the red kite, the emperor dragonfly and the purple hairstreak butterfly.
On this work morning we will be planting barrier hedges composed of native British tree and shrub species to close off several of the informal pathways to protect sensitive areas of the woodland. 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, 10.00am.
