Monthly Archives: September 2018

October 2018 Volunteer Programme

Posted on September 26, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Find out what’s happening in your local area: BVCP Volunteer Programme October 2018_(HF000017396148)

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Hay-cutting Hart Meadows

Posted on September 23, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Now we are getting into Autumn and the weather is turning rainy it marks the end of the hay-cutting season. Our volunteers have been vital to cutting and raking the meadows we can not get to with the Massey. Thank you all! … Continue reading →

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More Green Car Park

Posted on September 21, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

I’m pleased to say that the extension to the Moor Green Lakes Car Park is now complete. On busy days visitors and volunteers were often turned away as the original car park was full, so it’s a great improvement with around … Continue reading →

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Bramshot walk report

Posted on September 20, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Over thirty of us met at the new Bramshot Farm Country Park on Saturday prior to this month’s Countryside Trust’s September walk.  This park is a new facility so although we know it is still a work in progress we … Continue reading →

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Halloween at Wellesley

Posted on September 19, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Looking for things to do at Halloween?  Need a pumpkin?  Chocolate fix? Wellspring Halloween Poster & Map

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Silver Gilded Tongham Wood

Posted on September 18, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

After attending the Guildford in Bloom award ceremony last Wednesday, we were extremely happy to find out that Tongham Woods was awarded Silver-Gilt in the Best Neighbourhood Category for 2018. Proof that all this hard work and perseverance by local … Continue reading →

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Phew! What A View

Posted on September 17, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

It was a lovely, warm sunny day on Sunday when 24 Moor Green Lakes Group volunteers turned out to work on the reserve, including several new faces. The main task was to clear the reeds from in front of Grove Lake … Continue reading →

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A SANG Fit For A Saint

Posted on September 15, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

If you are looking for a peaceful walk this autumn in a natural area then look no further than St Catherine’s Road SANG (Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space) in Frimley. Owned by Surrey Heath Borough Council, this former school playing field is … Continue reading →

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Chalk that up as a good day’s work

Posted on September 13, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

There’s been a lot happening on Wellesley these past week and for one of those days the volunteers joined me at Chalk Farm lake.  Ranger Jenny kindly came out on our Kubota tractor to mow the paths whilst we did … Continue reading →

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