Monthly Archives: December 2014

Southwood Chainsaws and Fire Food

Posted on December 30, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

We’ve been busy after Christmas at Southwood Woodland felling invasive trees from the heath and meadow glades. On Sunday the Southwood Woodland Improvement Group (SWIG) volunteers kindly helped out in exchange for creative lunch cooking on the fire, with Becky … Continue reading →

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Callum gets stuck in at Moor Green Lakes

Posted on December 18, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

While at Moor Green Lake, Stuart and I cleared a culvert of leaves and branches. The water was very deep although it didn’t look it. We had to wear lifejackets and waders to do the job. By the end of … Continue reading →

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Monumental Christmas Task and BBQ

Posted on December 17, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

For this years Christmas task all the volunteers and staff descended on the Wellington Monument in Aldershot. With the fire ablaze we set to work cutting a couple of paths and the overgrown laurel at the top of the hill … Continue reading →

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Hawley Meadows fence paddling

Posted on December 14, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Today I’ve been paddling in Hawley Meadows to remove one of our fences across the river, which in the Summer season is used to stop the cattle waddling off up river. It turned out the wire had been snapped in the floods, so cue lots … Continue reading →

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Chainsaw fun on BV Path

Posted on December 11, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Today Sarah, Callum and I cut down low trees over hanging the Blackwater Valley Path by Manor Farm in Finchampstead. This will make it much easier to mow the path next summer. There were enough awkward twisted willow trees to … Continue reading →

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Working to clear windblown trees in Claycart Woods

Posted on December 8, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

As part of our work to improve woodland around Aldershot for the Wellesley Project, we have been clearing windblown trees that were blown over in the storms last winter. Much of Claycart Wood is a plantation of Western Hemlock (Tsuga … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree felling at Yateley Common

Posted on December 7, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Today I helped out Jean and other rangers from Hampshire County Council to run a Christmas tree felling task at Yateley Common. It was great fun seeing so many families pick out their tree, follow the Santa trail and then … Continue reading →

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Digger Duo around the Lake of Swans

Posted on December 7, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

To reduce flooding on the circular path at Swan Lake Park in Yateley, we’ve been busy digging some more grips. Our students did a great job earlier in the year, excavating several of these drainage channels to improve soggy sections. … Continue reading →

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FIREWOOD FOR SALE

Posted on December 4, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Thanks again to Andrew Pope, Geoff and Chris for all the help processing oak rails into firewood last Friday, please contact Ash Lock if you are interesting in purchasing any wood for your log burners, collection on Friday afternoon 01252 … Continue reading →

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Gaggle of goats and volunteers

Posted on December 2, 2014 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Today Ben, Callum and I joined the volunteers at Moor Green Lakes, where we set up the pontoon to walk over to Long Island. The task was to cut back the vegetation to open up the island for over-wintering wildfowl. We … Continue reading →

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