Monthly Archives: April 2015

Pre-school children discover Mr Toad

Posted on April 28, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Parents and twenty children from Southwood Family Pre-School have been exploring the woodland today.  Clutching pictures of animals to find, they spotted butterflies then turned over logs unearthing bugs and beasties. Some children carefully held a large black beetle, with Mr Toad proving … Continue reading →

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Snaky Lane May Task

Posted on April 27, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Snaky Task May 10th Please download the poster for further information if you’d like to come join the volunteers.

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It’s nearly Walk the Path so…

Posted on April 23, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

… the Tuesday Volunteers were out in force to litterpick the northern end of the Blackwater Valley Path.  Sarah took one group from Sandhurst Memorial to Horseshoe Lake, I took another from Horseshoe Lake to the Tally Ho Pub and … Continue reading →

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Chainsaw felling dangerous Southwood trees

Posted on April 18, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

We’ve been out chainsawing at Southwood Woodland to fell the hazardous trees that were identified in our tree survey last month. Sarah and I were joined by Tobias, a Merrist Wood student now armed with his chainsaw qualification and protective … Continue reading →

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Painting a Picture

Posted on April 17, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On Wednesday Sarah and I were at Hawley installing a picture of a painting commissioned from a Hampshire artist, Cathy Guerin.  We wanted to produce an image of Hawley Meadows to encompass all its beautiful elements and leave visitors with … Continue reading →

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Snaky Snakes

Posted on April 16, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

As may you know Snaky Lane is home to a couple of reptile species, although that’s not how the site got its name.  You may have spotted what look like discarded pieces of corrugated iron and roofing felt dotted around … Continue reading →

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Aqueduct Spring Clean of the BV Path

Posted on April 15, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Yesterday the volunteers did a grand job cutting back the BV Path ramps  where it approaches either side of the aqueduct over the A331. Tony Elston led a team who removed a section of redundant fencing, then recycled the rails to replace 16 … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung

Posted on April 11, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

I saw an orange-tip butterfly yesterday near the Basingstoke Canal, a sure sign that Spring has arrived…as if you were in any doubt! Unlike some of the other butterflies you may have seen around, such as small tortoiseshells, brimstones and peacocks … Continue reading →

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Another big thank you…

Posted on April 2, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

…to volunteers Melvyn, Chris, Geoff and Mike for their help on Wednesday at Swan Lake Park. It was great to tick off some outstanding jobs, including chipping material cut by the anglers, removing garden waste and a couple of tweaks … Continue reading →

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Mammoth litter pick of the southern BV Path

Posted on April 1, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Yesterday twelve volunteers joined us to litter pick the Blackwater Valley Path from Pea Bridge in Aldershot north up to Hawley Meadows. It was a tiring day but working in our four groups we managed to give 11 miles of the … Continue reading →

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