Event Diary

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Following some easing of outdoor activities on 29th March the following tasks have been arranged. Please check here nearer the date of a task before attending just in case there is a change in the release of lock down conditions

Tue 11th May 10:00 Bucklebury Common. Join the Bucklebury Heathland Group to help maintain this important heathland habitat. Meet at the Crossroads  SU556 691

Tue 18th May 10:00 Redhill Wood. Ride widening and brash clearance. Parking off road on entrance to the main ride SU420 642

Tue 25th May 10:00 Furze Hill, Hermitage. Woodland and butterfly habitat management on this parish wildlife site. Parking at new village hall - through double gates off Pinewood Crescent  SU512 740

Sun 30th May 10:30 A walk around Hermitage Parish. Starting and finishing in Everington Lane Hermitage where there is limited parking in lay-bys. 4.5 miles          SU519 737

Tue 1st June 10:00 Redhill Wood. Ride widening and brash clearance. Parking off road on entrance to the main ride SU420 642 

Tue 8th June  10:00  Rushall Manor Farm, off Back Lane, Bradfield. Woodland management. Meet at the Black Barn off Back Lane between Stanford Dingley and Bradfield SU584 723

Tue 15th June 10:0 Grimsbury Castle #1. Clearing invasive rhododendron from this ancient hill fort. Parking near the Estate House at the castle by the interpretation board SU511 723

Wed 16^th June 9:00pm Join Tim Culley on a short walk looking for Night Jars on Bucklebury Common. Meet at the Crossroads on the Common  SU556 961

Tue 22nd June 10:00 Holt Lodge Bracken bashing  SU387 648  

Tue 29th June 10:00 Grimsbury Castle #2 Clearing invasive rhododendron from this ancient hill fort. Parking near the Estate House at the castle by the interpretation board SU511 723

Wed 7^th  July 9:00pm Join Tim Culley on a short walk looking for Night Jars on Bucklebury Common.  Meet at the Crossroads on the Common  SU556 961