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Wed 7th July 10 to 12 – Berrybanks to start snipping and litter picking.
Wed 14th July 10 to 12 – Put up bat boxes if we can get a ladder.
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Wed 28th July 10 to 12 – Snip and litter pick Snowdrop bench to Berrybanks.
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Tag Archives: conservation
New Month – New Mission
Aaron, Marcus, Reece, Dave and myself got back to basics this week at the bird-feeder clearing. We cleared out all the encroaching scrub and plants that had gone over from the summer. We’re a bit late in the year to … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, community, conservation, cookies, cycling, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, photography, rambling, Rugby, running, squirrels, summer, trail, volunteering, walking, wildlife
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The New Steps Had To Go…
I made an error when putting the new steps in, and for reasons way too complicated to go into here, they had to come out. Thanks to Aaron, Marcus and Reece for helping to dismantle them, and a massive sorry … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, Birdwatching, coffee, coffee and cookies, community, conservation, cookies, cycling, friendship, hobbies, jogging, loneliness, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, nectar, outdoors, photography, Picnic, railway, rambling, Rugby, running, trail, view, volunteering, wildlife, working together
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Base Camp Is Operational
Our base camp opened for the first time today, and was much needed as the rain thrashed down, yet again!! It provided welcome shelter for Marcus, Phil, Aaron, Sharon and myself, plus all of our kit. A Blue Tit was … Continue reading
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Tagged base camp, coffee and biscuits, conservation, green space, hedge woundwort, white clover, wildflowers, wildlife
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Volunteers’ Week 2019
Yeah, would you believe it, Volunteers’ Week happens every year and everyone is supposed to thank volunteers for their efforts this week. Marcus, Aaron and myself got loads of thanks this week, as we do every week, so we were … Continue reading
Litter-pick and Wildflowers
We did a good old litter-pick today on the Berrybanks to Potsford’s Dam section. Victoria, Tom, Mick, Reece and Paul made it to the bird-feeder clearing and we fanned-out from here, after a coffee and catch-up. We have loads of … Continue reading
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Tagged black medic, common vetch, conservation, cow parsley, garlic mustard, hogweed, lady's smock, old railway lines, wilderness, wildflowers, wildlife
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It was worth waiting for…
What was worth waiting for? The banana loaf cake that Marcus had promised last week, but we got rained off, so Reece, Marcus, Aaron and myself had to wait until this week. It was delicious, it was so yummy I … Continue reading
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Tagged banana loaf cake, community, conservation, cycling, dove's-foot cranesbill, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, photography, rambling, red campion, running, wildlife
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Visit from The Hulk
Marvel must have sent Hulk because everything has turned green! He left the nettle-pulling for the rest of us superheroes, in the form of Howard, Marcus, Wayne and myself… Thanks – Hulk! We set up camp at bench #2, the … Continue reading
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Tagged brimstone, butterflies, coffee, community, conservation, conversation, cookies, cycling, dogs, friendship, hobbies, hulk, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, orange tip, peacock, photography, rambling, running, speckled wood, wildflowers
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Bird and Bat Boxes
Our good friend, Andrew, made us some more bird boxes and bat boxes. Thank-you, Andrew. Aaron, Mick and myself got the bird boxes up around a nice clearing south of the bird-feeder area. Two are directly on the path, and … Continue reading
Feeling summer is over
Marcus and myself made it this week. We topped up the bird-feeders and then headed south just snipping back any bramble growing across the path, and picking up any litter. We got to the Potsford Dam bridge so a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged bird feeders, conservation, flora and fauna, meadow, mental health, nature, photography, wildflowers
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Two workdays rolled into one
A lady walked past today and suggested that we had been working all night, because we were here yesterday as well, and she had seen us. I found myself agreeing and saying “I wish”. The greenway is such a nice … Continue reading
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Tagged bloody-nosed beetles, community, conservation, cycling, friendship, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, photography, running
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