Category Archives: A331 & A31 Green Corridor

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Posted on August 29, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

BVCP Volunteer Task Programme September 2018  

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Chicken Surprise

Posted on August 21, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

This morning during one of our site boundary checks, Bobbie and I came across the bizarre sight of a chicken coop built on one of our sites along the River Blackwater, – certainly not something you see everyday. Resolving incidents of … Continue reading →

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St Georges Road Steps & Path

Posted on February 20, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On Thursday last week I was joined by Mike from the BVCV at St Georges Road to help remove some old redundant rabbit fence. Whilst there we also scraped and blew the path which as you can see from the … Continue reading →

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Damp Day At Gerrys

Posted on February 15, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On Tuesday I was not so lucky with the weather, the only way to explain it was the day was very wet. That being said I was surprisingly joined by 7 of the Tuesday BVCV at Gerrys. The main task of the day … Continue reading →

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Rivers Week – A Loddon Catchment Perspective

Posted on January 14, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

The Loddon Catchment Partnership (LCP) co-ordinated Rivers Week in September last year, which succeeded in raising the profile of river tasks and delivering habitat and ecological improvements. Since the River Blackwater flows into the River Loddon in Swallowfield, at the northern end of the … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Wonderland

Posted on November 10, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

This year the BVC Trust began a major project to improve the understory of our woodlands across the valley. As they are, the floor of our woodlands is mostly comprised of bramble and nettles due to a lack of connectivity … 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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Surrey hill meadow cut

Posted on September 21, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On Sunday I spent a lovely sunny day on the Surrey Hill’s. A while ago Stuart Croft and myself went to have a look to see how the meadow was doing after the previous years cut and collect. The meadow … Continue reading →

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Robo mower, Surrey hills

Posted on September 20, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of taking the controls of the Robo mower we hired, this is a fantastic bit of kit that we use in the areas that are next to roads or on slopes that … Continue reading →

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BV Trust’s Farnborough Airfield Walk

Posted on August 31, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On a bright but breezy morning on saturday eighteen of us met at the Cody Sports and Social club off the Fleet road for the start of the Trust’s longest walk for a while.  This was to be a just … Continue reading →

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