Monthly Archives: November 2017

Claycart Mission – Search and destroy Laurel and Robina

Posted on November 9, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Our Thursday task this week was based at Claycart were there have been invasive species sneaking their way out over time, so we set our volunteers on them !     First off we started removing the Robina, which took … Continue reading →

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Hawley Meadows Power Planting

Posted on November 8, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Mid-autumn is the perfect time to sow wildflower seeds and that’s just what we have been doing here at Blackwater Valley. At the beginning of October, I was joined by BVC Trustees Bernard and Chris and volunteers Edmund, Jeremy and … Continue reading →

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Riding the Hogs Back

Posted on November 6, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Last week, when we hired the roboflail again, Bobbie and I headed out to mow the remaining slopes and road verges on the Surrey Hills, which straddle the Hogs Back south of Tongham. We look after lots of small parcels … Continue reading →

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Ghoulish Grants Moor, MWA HAHA

Posted on November 1, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

It wasn’t that bad really, but had to get a Halloween pun in there somewhere. Yesterday our team of volunteers managed a small patch of heathland in Grants Moor for our reptile friends, and we had a massive team of 20 people ! Good … Continue reading →

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