Event Diary

 

 

To view a map giving the location of the meeting point, click once on the grid  reference,

Should you require a Post Code for the start location, to programme into a satnav, look at the bottom of the map and click where it states “Click here to convert coordinates” this will show you the closest post code. Please be aware that a post code for a country location can cover a wide area and will not always give you an exact location.

 

If you prefer to use the "What Three Words Code" for navigation, the code is listed under each task entry and will guide you to the same spot as the grid reference

 

Please note, all our tasks and events are open to non-members unless it specifically states otherwise, although we do ask that anyone who tries our weekly tasks and decides to become a “regular” joins the Society. In particular when a task involves hedge laying we will limit attendance to the task to our regular volunteers. This country craft is popular and we need to be sure that our regular volunteers have sufficient opportunities to practice it.

 

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Tue 17th Sept 10:00 Padworth Common  with BBOWT. Cutting back  birch, clearing paths and ponds. Parking at the reserve          SU619 648 bigger.restores.highlighted

 

Tue 24th Sept 10:00 Bucklebury Common Heathland and woodland management. Clearing scrub and larger birch, and creating dead hedges to protect newly cleared glades. Meet at Byles Green Cemetery SU546688 protects.beard.fortified. Please note these meeting point details are a change from those shown in the current issue of Upstream

 

Tues 1st Oct 10:00am Rushall Manor Farm   Woodland management. Meet at the Black Barn off Back Lane between Stanford Dingley and Bradfield SU584 723 telephone.brink.crate     

 

Tues 8th Oct 10:00am Malt House, West Woodhay  Hedge laying and coppicing. Parking is on the track off the W. Woodhay Rd SU404 637 belts.glorified.connects

 

Sun Oct 13th 14:00 A woodland Walk with Charles Gilchrist, near Hermitage. A 2-mile walk starting and finishing at the small woodland car park opposite the triangular junction of Grimsbury Castle and Marlston Road Further parking towards Hermitage. See autumn colour from the mixed deciduous and coniferous plantations; fruit, ferns, and fungi (all weather dependent). SU512 724 prefect.inhaler.balance

 

Tues 15th Oct 10:00am Bucklebury Common Heathland management. Clearing invasive scots pine and silver birch. Meet at the Crossroads  SU556 691 taskbar.flagpole.sensual

 

Tues 22nd Oct 10:00am Furze Hill, Hermitage Woodland and butterfly habitat management on this parish wildlife site. Parking at village hall - through double gates off Pinewood Crescent SU512 740 simmer.equipping.casual       

  

Tues 29th Oct 10:00am Padworth Common Scrub control on this BBOWT reserve. Birch and Gorse                SU619 648 bigger.restores.highlighted   

                            

Tues 5th Nov 10:00am Sheepdrove, Lambourne Continue hedge laying and maintaining previous length of hedge. Park near the red barn SU349 816. Do not use sat nav guidance to locate this site SU349 816 connected.ranges.over         

     

Tues 12th Nov 10:00am Greyfield Wood, Beenham Woodland management with the local management group. Park in the woodland car park along the track.                 SU581 689 skate.plans.whizzing

 

Tues 19th Nov 10:0am  Boxford Water Meadow Brash clearing and tree lopping. Park along Westbrook Lane and in the site entrance in Boxford village   SU426 717 rectangular.maybe.scatter

 

Tues 26th Nov 10:00am Grove Pit Common, Leckhampstead           Scrub clearance on this parish wildlife site. Access via the track which leaves the B4494 west at Cotswold Farm. Please leave your vehicles at the bottom of the track and walk up to the common. Vehicles carrying tools please drive directly to the task site SU440 777 bossy.connected.tubes              

                               

Tues 3rd Dec 10:00am Rushall Manor Farm Woodland management. Meet at the Black Barn off Back Lane between Stanford Dingley and Bradfield SU584 723 telephone.brink.crate   

    

Tues 10th Dec 10:00am Bucklebury Meadows            Working on hedges around the meadows behind the pub/restaurant in Upper Bucklebury. Park in Morton’s Lane. SU543 686 chuckling.notion.regaining  

 

Tues 17th Dec 10:00am Ashampstead Common Haloing work on the special trees. Park at the Common entrance just past The Cottage along Sucks Lane, Ashampstead RG8 8QT       SU577 751 nuzzling.pegs.afford