Monthly Archives: December 2015

Laurel bashing at Parsons Hill

Posted on December 30, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

This week our hard working Blackwater Valley Volunteers were back at Parsons Hill to tackle the invasive laurel. Laurel is a non-native plant species which grows dense very rapidly. It outcompetes native species and reduces the biodiversity of our woodlands. By cutting, burning and applying … Continue reading →

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Wonderous Wood Gnomes discovered at Ash Lock

Posted on December 22, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Our industrious Wood Gnomes have been hard at work at Ash Lock, processing recycled timber returned from site, then cutting and splitting it ready to be sold as firewood. The profits are then fed back into conservation projects throughout the Blackwater Valley. Thank you to … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Christmas Task

Posted on December 18, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On Tuesday 30 of us descended on the Wellington Monument in Aldershot for our annual Christmas Volunteer Task and BBQ. It was great to get such a good turnout, with one group cutting and burning laurel at the top of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree hunting families and wizards descend on Yateley Common

Posted on December 13, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

I’ve just returned from helping out Jean and the other Yateley Depot Rangers at Yateley Common, for their infamous Family Christmas Tree Hunt. We had a bumper turnout of 79 who set to work clearing invasive birch from the heathland, … Continue reading →

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Field Vole Volunteers at Moor Green Lakes

Posted on December 10, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

We found a tame field vole at Moor Green Lakes which posed for the volunteers. Ranger Stuart

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Mooving Along At Tices Meadow

Posted on December 9, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Have you seen there are now 10 Dexter cattle down at Tices Meadow?  They will be on site all winter, giving the grass a much needed shortening.  These cattle have grazed for us before up at Hawley Meadows, so if … Continue reading →

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Island Adventures at Moor Green Lakes

Posted on December 8, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Last week there was a double task at Moor Green Lakes working on Long Island. On Tuesday we decended with the Blackwater Valley Volunteers to set up the pontoon crossing, motorscythe the bramble for a fire site and cut back … Continue reading →

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Trust Christmas Walk

Posted on December 7, 2015 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On 30th December Trustee Colin Wilson is leading a nine-mile walk to help you regain your waistline after the Christmas gastronomic excesses.  Starting and finishing at Rowhill Nature Reserve and taking in stretches of the Blackwater River and the Basingstoke Canal, … Continue reading →

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