Looking after Knutsford Heath
Friends of The Heath are running another litter-pick event on Knutsford Heath on Sunday 8th June between 11am and 1pm. On this occasion Tatton Estate will be helping us by providing a truck to take away what we pick up. A group of like-minded volunteers will be roaming the site giving the area a good... Continue Reading →
Once again, Knutsford's traditional 'Royal' May Day festival culminated on The Heath with the crowning of the May Queen. This year's event was extra special, being the 150th. Everyone enjoyed the great occasion in bright sunny weather. If you'd like to know more about this wonderful Knutsford tradition, visit the Knutsford 'Royal' May Day website.
If you walk across The Heath you will notice that it is vibrant with new life. Yellow gorse has been in flower for some time and now it is joined by buttercups and dandelions in the grassland, and Yellow Archangel in the woodland. The white umbellifer flowers of Pignut and Cow Parsley are brightening the... Continue Reading →
A soft drumming can be heard coming from the wood at the moment. If you follow the sound you will find a Pied Woodpecker tapping its bill on resonant deadwood. So, deadwood is good wood when it brings such an attractive visitor to The Heath.
Back in February Knutsford was hit by a storm that felled several trees, including some on The Heath. From Northwich Road we can see a group of Silver Birches that was blown over. We might think, at first, that this is a mess that needs tidying up. But if we think again, we should realise... Continue Reading →
This week a vehicle has collided with the fence along Ladies Mile demolishing a twenty-metre section. Meller Braggins who maintain the fence say it will be repaired as soon as their contractor is available.
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