Looking after Knutsford Heath
On Friday, 27th September, we will restart our monthly nature conservation work with Cheshire Wildlife Trust (CWT). Over the coming months, we will be focusing on tasks such as removing holly, maintaining heather by keeping it free of saplings and gorse, and ensuring the nest boxes are in good shape. CWT will supervise the work... Continue Reading →
We are running a community litter pick on Sunday, May 19th. For an hour, we will scour the whole of The Heath and remove all the litter we find. Please join us if you can. We will provide the equipment, but you should bring your own gloves. Date: Sunday 19th May Time: 11 a.m. Meet:... Continue Reading →
2024 Birdwatch Group - photo by Tony Usher. We held our eighth annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch event on Sunday morning. Together with the Knutsford Ornithological Society (KOS), we covered all parts of The Heath in an hour. Looking for the birds - photo by Mike O'Mahony. The group identified nineteen species and counted 77... Continue Reading →
We will hold our Big Garden Birdwatch on Sunday 28th January. Friends of The Heath are participating in a pan-Knutsford event with Friends of the Moor and the Knutsford Ornithological Society. Friends of the Moor will have their session on the Moor on Saturday, and we will have ours on The Heath on Sunday. The... Continue Reading →
Thursday, January 18th, was the coldest morning of the winter, with the temperature well below freezing. However, it was bright and sunny, and our volunteers were well wrapped up. Our task was to plant six trees in the nature reserve to replace those Ash trees along Ladies Mile that had been infected with Ash Dieback... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year! We are kicking off the year with tree planting on Thursday, 18th January. Oaks, limes and cherries will be added along the edge of Ladies Mile to replace the ash trees that were removed because they were infected with Ash Dieback disease. As usual, the work will be led by Cheshire Wildlife Trust... Continue Reading →
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