Looking after Knutsford Heath
Tuesday's team comprised Friends of The Heath, Cheshire Wildlife Trust and a Knutsford Academy student. In total we had ten volunteers, sufficient to do two tasks. One group replaced rotten fence posts that mark the boundary between the reserve and the open grassland, while the other group cut and stacked brash along the boundary with Ladies Mile.... Continue Reading →
Today's conservation work was successful and enjoyable thanks to the many volunteers and the fine sunny weather. The work party comprised three groups: Friends of The Heath (FoTH), Cheshire Wildlife Trust (CWT) and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV). The enthusiastic contributions of so many people meant we got through the work quickly. By the end we... Continue Reading →
Our second conservation work day in the Knutsford Heath Nature Reserve will be on Tuesday 9th February from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. Under the supervision of Cheshire Wildlife Trust we shall continue the scrub clearance in the heathland areas that we started in November. Please come and join the work party – even if only for... Continue Reading →
Thank you everyone for making our first conservation work day a success. We made good progress in clearing gorse from the around the sand pit and we'd have achieved more if the poor weather hadn't hampered us. By lunch time we were soaked through so had to stop. Today we cut back the gorse and... Continue Reading →
Friday brought the culmination of a project to install two interpretation boards on The Heath. The first, placed near the entrance from Northwich Road opposite Stanley Road, describes the flora and fauna to be found in the nature reserve. The second, placed near the drinking fountain on Manchester Road, explains significant events in the history... Continue Reading →
What a wonderful afternoon we had! Lots of lovely visitors came to our "Nature on The Heath" event on Sunday and everyone enjoyed picnicking and playing in the sunshine. Many people helped on the day to make it a success, including our friends and family members who pitched in, the many volunteers from the Knutsford... Continue Reading →
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