Looking after Knutsford Heath
Today’s litter pick, which was part of the Great British Spring Clean, was well supported. Our fantastic volunteers covered every corner of The Heath and collected twenty-one bags of rubbish. Discarded Wagon Wheel Among the more unusual items was a stash of unopened beer bottles near Manchester Road and a waggon wheel under a holly... Continue Reading →
We are again participating in the Keep Britain Tidy national campaign this year with a community litter pick on The Heath on Sunday 2nd April, between 11 am and noon. Come and join us at the Tabley Road / Manchester Road corner. Bring gardening gloves or equivalent. Let's see how many bags we can collect. Please read our... Continue Reading →
This month, on Thursday, 16th March, we shall be replacing some bollards that mark the boundary between the nature reserve and grassland. As usual, the work will be led by Cheshire Wildlife Trust and run from 10 am to 1 pm. Jamie White of Cheshire Wildlife Trust will park his van near the corner of Warren... Continue Reading →
The Town Ranger, Bob Garner, is busy leading the community in planting trees during the school half-term holiday. During his Tuesday sessions, two trees were added to the The Heath and three to Ladies Mile. With local helpers, we planted two Sweet Chestnuts on The Heath, near the bowling green wall; then two more Sweet... Continue Reading →
Today's mild weather was a welcome contrast to the snowfall that caused us to cancel our previous session in January. We had a good turnout of six volunteers who cleared young gorse from the heather near the grassland, then moved on to the sandpit, where we found patches of delightful Red Pixie Cup lichen. Thank... Continue Reading →
Last month, we had to cancel at short notice because of heavy snowfall. So, this month, on Thursday, 16th February, we shall do the task we intended last time – remove the invasive gorse from the heather near the interpretation board. As usual, the work will be led by Cheshire Wildlife Trust and run from 10... Continue Reading →
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