Monthly Archives: May 2013

Fleet Pond Wildlife Day

Posted on May 30, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Sunday 26th May turned out to be a lovely, sunny and mild day.  Perfect weather for a family day out in the countryside.  Steven and I arrived just after 9 to set up the Blackwater stall, with a large table … Continue reading →

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Wet Tuesday Volunteer Task

Posted on May 29, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

28th May Volunteer task was held at Lakeside, with a hardy bunch of eight volunteers turning up for cutting back the path in the pouring rain. Everyone worked very hard, we managed to repair and replace all the missing rails … Continue reading →

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River Litterpick Antics

Posted on May 24, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

This morning we trundled out to Blackwater Meadows following a report of rubbish in the river. Dannie our tame student joined me on the boat to fish out litter, with Andrew hooking bottles from the shore. The rubbish had collected … Continue reading →

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Volunteers learn de-fence at Hawley Meadows

Posted on May 22, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

The volunteers got stuck at Hawley Meadows where they removed over 200m of fencing. As we opened up the scrub to provide shade for the cattle, the length of internal fencing was no longer needed. My antics pulling out the … Continue reading →

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Cove Infants School May Fayre

Posted on May 22, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On Saturday 18th May Steve and I attended the May Fayre held by Cove Infants School, bringing with us information about the BVCP (for the parents) and a pond dip for the children. It was a busy day, with ours … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Volunteers

Posted on May 15, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Hi all, From now on we hope to be able to give you a brief update on what our volunteer groups have acheived so that everyone can see the hard work that they put in. This tuesday (14th)  9 volunteers … Continue reading →

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Surrey Heath Show – BVCT and BVCP

Posted on May 10, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Steven and myself experienced our first foray in the world of events for the blackwater valley trust, the weather luckily held and the 4th was a lovely and sunny start to May. Working well with the more experienced trust members … Continue reading →

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Walk the Path 2013

Posted on May 8, 2013 by blackwatervalleycountryside

The weather on 28 April 2013 was cloudy with sunny intervals, cool – indeed chilly for a brief period after lunch when a brisk breeze picked up – ideal conditions for around 160 walkers who turned out to Walk The … Continue reading →

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