Tag Archives: Moor Green Lakes

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 →

Posted in Access, Conservation, Moor Green Lakes | Tagged | Leave a comment

My Tern on the Raft

Posted on March 20, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Last week I headed down to Tices Meadow to help the Bird Group move three Tern Rafts with our boat out to moorings in the lake. The purpose built rafts provide nesting sites with a reduced risk of predation from … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, Tice's Meadow, Volunteers, Wildlife | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Heartening Hedge-Laying

Posted on January 17, 2018 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Yesterday Jenny, Sam and I completed the hedge-laying we started on Sunday at Moor Green lakes, with a huge turnout of 39 volunteers over the two tasks. We worked on the hedge between the footpath and bridleway down towards the Blackwater River, laying … Continue reading →

Posted in Access, Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, River, Volunteers | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Volunteer Leader Update: Hide Maintenance

Posted on October 18, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

This month volunteer leader Jane led a task at Moor Green Lakes to clear in front of both Grove Lake hide and viewing slot. Fellow volunteer leader Duncan and sixteen volunteers turned up to help, including 3 young adults. Reeds, bramble … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, Volunteers, Wildlife | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Moor Green Lakes Work Party – Ochreous streams and stumperies

Posted on March 25, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On a rainy Sunday 12th March we had the last work party of the winter led by Volunteer Leader Jon. In spite of the rain we had a good turnout of 11 and split into two groups. The first group … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, Volunteers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Hedge-laying complete at Moor Green Lakes

Posted on February 27, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Last week six volunteer leaders and students joined Jenny and I to finish off the hedge-laying at Moor Green Lakes. Everyone did a fantastic job building on the section we’d already laid with the volunteers on the 31st January task. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, Volunteers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Moor Green Lakes Work Party – clearing scrub near Grove Hide

Posted on February 24, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

On Sunday 12th February we had our penultimate work party of the winter clearing scrub, birch and willow from around the acidic scrape near Grove Hide. With an excellent turnout of 19, volunteer leader Jane got us all well organised … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, Volunteers | Tagged , | Leave a comment

More Green Meadow

Posted on February 22, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Yesterday the volunteers, Jenny and I headed down to Moor Green Lakes to cut back one of the scrub islands on the north east corner of Colebrook Lake North. It’s important to retain this meadow which is awash with betony in … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, Volunteers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Moor Green Lakes New Bench

Posted on February 4, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Today students Gabriel, Jeremy, Matt and I were out at the lovely Moor Green Lakes with various tasks in mind. The most important of the day was installing a commemorative bench for John Curnow Tanner. It is situated along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Access, Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, River, Volunteers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

How to lay a hedge at Moor Green Lakes

Posted on February 1, 2017 by blackwatervalleycountryside

Yesterday the volunteers joined us at Moor Green Lakes for a spot of hedge-laying. The section of footpath and bridleway at the river end is narrow, so it’s great to open up access and create a living hedge. It turns out that Tony … Continue reading →

Posted in Access, Conservation, Moor Green Lakes, Volunteers | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments