Looking after Knutsford Heath
Our Cheshire Wildlife Trust leader, Adam Machin, had preceded us by a few days and strimmed the grass and heather (to encourage fresh growth); so our first job was to rake up the material and put it out of sight. Then, following an early lunch, we set about cutting back the vegetation along Tabley Road... 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 heathland by removing grass and heather cuttings. Please come and join the party – even if only for a... Continue Reading →
Tuesday's work day was well supported by Cheshire Wildlife Trust volunteers and our local town's folk. The day followed the regular pattern of gorse clearing and nest box maintenance. Conservation Volunteers Volunteers at Work Volunteers at Work Volunteers on Knutsford Heath We put up ten additional nest boxes, and checked and cleaned the pre-existing ones.... Continue Reading →
Our next conservation work day in the Knutsford Heath Nature Reserve will be on Tuesday 12th from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. Under the supervision of Cheshire Wildlife Trust we'll continue the ongoing jobs of removing scrub from the heathland and maintaining the nest boxes. Please come and join the party – even if only... Continue Reading →
Today we continued our work to keep the heather areas clear of gorse and tree saplings. It wasn't as backbreaking as last time as Adam, our volunteer leader, brought the brush cutter along with him. The main job for us was collecting what Adam had cut and stacking it out of sight. Unfortunately we cut... Continue Reading →
Our next conservation work day in the Knutsford Heath Nature Reserve will be on Tuesday 9th from 10:00 am till 3:00 pm. Under the supervision of Cheshire Wildlife Trust we'll continue with the ongoing work of removing scrub from the heathland. Please come and join the party – even if only for a short time,... Continue Reading →
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