Looking after Knutsford Heath
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 Great British Spring Clean event had a fantastic turn out today with over twenty volunteers - including five lively performers from Gandeys Circus. They all did a thorough job and collected nineteen bags of rubbish plus other larger items such as a vehicle suspension spring, tin tray, trellis and piping. Thank you everybody for... 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 →
Tuesday gave us a surprisingly balmy day for the time of year. It was a pleasure to be out in the open air. We continued the work we did on our previous Conservation Work Day - removing gorse from the heather beds and removing residual roots of rhododendron. Both plants are persistent so this work... Continue Reading →
This week we have been pleased to see the removal of a pile of dumped tarmac from The Heath. We understand that someone has dug it up and arranged for it to be taken away by the Tatton Estate. It had had been half-buried under grass for some years behind the 'Paws for Thought' bench.... Continue Reading →
Our volunteers did a great job on Sunday. They scattered to every part of The Heath and returned hauling their bags full of litter. The Heath looked a lot cleaner by the time they finished. Well done everyone and thank you! Kevin Griffiths
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