Looking after Knutsford Heath
Conservation volunteers ready to go! Tuesday's task was to remove gorse where it was encroaching on the heather, both in the sandpit and by the grassland. Adam, from Cheshire Wildlife Trust, cut most of it with a powered brush-cutter while the rest of us raked up the debris. This work should enable the heather to... Continue Reading →
Our next conservation work day will be on Tuesday 3rd September from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. Under the supervision of Cheshire Wildlife Trust we’ll be working in the Nature Reserve. Please come and join the party – even if only for a short time, as many hands make light work! Meet: at the interpretation... Continue Reading →
We enjoyed a great turnout of local volunteers on a warm sunny day. Our main task was to eradicate birch, gorse and bramble in the heather areas. This proved to be a relatively easy job because there was little to be found. Based on our experience, we may drop the May session from the schedule.... Continue Reading →
Our next conservation work day in the Knutsford Heath Nature Reserve will be on Tuesday 14th from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. Under the supervision of Cheshire Wildlife Trust we'll continue the job of maintaining the Reserve. Our tasks are likely to include scrub clearing and nestbox checking. Please come and join the party –... Continue Reading →
Tuesday treated us to warm sunny weather, which soon had us stripping off layers of clothing as we tackled the heavy job of replacing rotten bollards. This took most of the day. Towards the end, we carried out work in the woodland. We did an inspection for wind-damaged and potentially dangerous branches and cut them... Continue Reading →
Our next conservation work day in the Knutsford Heath Nature Reserve will be on Tuesday 5th from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. Under the supervision of Cheshire Wildlife Trust we'll continue the job of maintaining the Reserve. Our tasks this time will include replacing some of the bollards that mark the boundary between the heather... Continue Reading →
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