Category Archives: Volunteers

Roving at Rowhill – a transformed boardwalk

Posted on September 7, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Today I popped down to Rowhill to see the newly-installed replacement boardwalk, and took some comparison photos to show the dramatic transformation. The earlier wooden boardwalk through an area of wet woodland, was showing it’s age and had become uneven … Continue reading →

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Rowhill Boardwalk

Posted on July 31, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

This week the Blackwater Valley Rangers went to Rowhill Nature Reserve to install the long awaited Boardwalk. The Boardwalk is made of recycled plastic which in the very wet condition will last for many  years, opposed to the wooden version … Continue reading →

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Post Storm Boardwalk Repair

Posted on April 23, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

After the last storm a month or so ago the Blackwater Valley rangers had a call of a broken section of boardwalk at Ash Green Meadows. I thought this would be a good test and some training for our regular … Continue reading →

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Clearing the way at Ash Green Meadows

Posted on April 20, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Before we went into lockdown and all volunteering tasks were sadly stopped, I was lucky enough to have a fantastic 24 volunteers at Ash Green Meadows . The main purpose was to clear the regeneration scrub in the wet meadows. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Cheyne Wood

Posted on March 3, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Cheyne Wood is an area of woodland and scrub that lies between Cove Brook and the M3. This rather unassuming patch of about one acre on closer inspection reveals some large old interesting trees, maybe remnants of the local wood … Continue reading →

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New Volunteer Programme March 2020

Posted on February 20, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Please click the link below to discover Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership’s programme of volunteer tasks this March 2020. BVCP Volunteer Task programme Mar 2020 What tasks are being run near you? This month features fencing and scrub bashing. General task … Continue reading →

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Saturday 15th Wellesley task cancelled

Posted on February 13, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Just to let everyone know that the weekend task for Wellesley has been cancelled due to the weather.

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Clearing windblown trees from the storm

Posted on January 15, 2020 by blackwatervalleycountryside

I’ve just returned from Rushmoor Bottom in Wellesley Woodland where we had a chunky Downy Birch fall over one of the roads. Kindly Jenny, Matt, Bobbie & Liam took a break from their tree works in Southwood Country Park to … Continue reading →

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First Volunteer Programme of 2020

Posted on December 23, 2019 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Please click the link below to discover Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership’s programme of volunteer tasks this January 2020. BVCP Volunteer Task programme Jan 2020 What tasks are being run near you? This month features hedge laying and two trips to … Continue reading →

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Wishing you a Welly Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2019 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Yesterday our entire Blackwater Valley Team and 20 volunteers descended on the Wellington Monument for our famous Christmas task and BBQ. Despite the decidedly damp weather everyone was eager to get going. We cleared invasive trees and laurel to open … Continue reading →

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