| 6th January | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task. We will be scraping the cow feeding area and pruning the fruiting hedge.
Woolley Firs is in Cherry Garden Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3LJ (the turning off the A4 just before the Shire Horse pub heading west). Go in the second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 20th January | Harris Woodbridge Reserve, Cookham Dean |
| This is a new reserve to us and is owned by Cookham Parish Council. We will be coppicing some elm trees on the boundary of the reserve to let in more light.
The Harris Woodbridge Reserve is 150 yards up a track off Dean Lane near the junction with Warners Hill. Park up at the bottom of the track. There is a footpath on the right-hand-side of the track; walk up the footpath and you will come to a gate with a sign for the reserve. Map, OS: SU 87519 85821, Postcode: SL6 9AQ (Note: with Google Maps this postcode takes you to some houses beyond the reserve) |
| 3rd February | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task.
Woolley Firs is in Cherry Garden Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3LJ (the turning off the A4 just before the Shire Horse pub heading west). Go in the second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 17th February | Ockwells Park and Thrift Wood, Maidenhead |
| We will be working in Little Thrift Wood, part of the new extension to Ockwells Park in Maidenhead.
The aim is to open up an area of the wood to encourage the already rich ground flora to flourish. Jason has arranged for some of the larger trees to be felled by chainsaw this week. We will be processing the cut wood and possibly coppicing some of the smaller coppice stools. Ockwells Park is on Ockwells Road, Cox Green, Maidenhead. Meet in the main car park. Map, OS: SU 87845 78777, Postcode: SL6 3AA |
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| 3rd March | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task.
Woolley Firs is in Cherry Garden Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3LJ (the turning off the A4 just before the Shire Horse pub heading west). Go in the second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 17th March | Savernake Park, Bracknell |
| We will be removing Glautheria at Savernake Park.
Map, OS SU 88642 67745, Postcode RG12 0UX |
| SATURDAY 30th March | Battlemead Common, Maidenhead |
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| Battlemead Common was bought recently by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. It is opposite Cliveden and was previously part of White Place Farm.
A hedge of 4000 whips is being planted parallel to the Thames Path. The WMCV task has been moved to a SATURDAY so that we can join Wild Maidenhead and Wild Cookham and hopefully finish planting the hedge before the end of the hedge planting season. If there is time we will also mulch the hedge. Battlemead Common is at Map, OS SU 90744 83775, Postcode SL6 8LF We can’t park at the site (there is a new car park on the A4094 side of the site but it’s a long walk). The nearest place to park is Islet Road at the end of which is a footpath to the Thames Path; turn left at the Thames Path and walk towards Cookham. However parking is limited and you may have to park in one of the neighbouring streets. Islet Road is here SL6 8LD |
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| 14th April | Jennett’s Park, Bracknell |
| We will be removing tree guards and making tree boxes at Jennett’s Park. If you own a sharp knife please bring it for tree guard removal.
Meet at at the carpark near Jennett’s Park Community Centre, Tawny Owl Square, Bracknell, RG12 8EB. Map, OS SU 84715 67991, postcode RG12 8EB |
| 28th April | Battlemead Common, Maidenhead |
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| Battlemead Common was bought recently by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. It is opposite Cliveden and was previously part of White Place Farm. It stretches east to west from the Thames to the A4094 Lower Cookham Road.
We will be removing tree guards from a hedge about half way across the site and to the north. Meet in front of the barrier at the new car park off Sutton Road (look out for WMCV arrow). The site doesn’t officially open until July which is why there is no Battlemead Common sign and the car park is locked. If there is no space here park in Sheephouse Road. Battlemead Common car park is at Map, OS SU8998783735, Postcode SL6 8HY We are working here. |
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| 12th May | Caesar’s Camp, Bracknell |
| We will be doing Fence repairs at Caesar’s Camp, the remains of an Iron Age hillfort near the Lookout Centre in Bracknell.
Meet at The Lookout car park at 10.15am; Caesar’s Camp is a 20 minute walk from here although 1 or 2 cars will be able to drive to the site. Please be aware that it normally costs £4 to park at the Lookout for the day; the ranger will bring car parking permits for the cars that will be left in the car park. The Lookout car park is at Map, Postcode RG12 7QW, Grid ref SU 87661 66120 |
| 26th May | Thames Path, Hurley |
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| We will be clearing overhanging vegetation from the Thames Path near Temple Bridge, Hurley.
There is a public car park in Hurley here postcode SL6 5NB. This is about a 15 minute walk from the work site. Meet at the WORK SITE here, nearest postcode SL6 5ND, grid ref SU 83415 84275. |
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| 9th June | Bracknell Forest Council |
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| 23rd June | Englemere Pond, Ascot |
| Weeding and heathland management. We will be weeding in the scrapes, removing molinia and creating a dead hedge.
Englemere car park is at Swinley road, Winkfield, SL5 8BA. Map, OS SU 89991 68787 |
| 7th July | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task.
Woolley Firs is in Cherry Garden Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3LJ (the turning off the A4 just before the Shire Horse pub heading west). Go in the second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 21st July | Sutherland Grange, Windsor |
| WMCV will be joined by Wild Maidenhead to clear Himalayan Balsam at Sutherland Grange which is a Local Nature Reserve in Windsor off the A308.
Park in the Sutherland Grange car park. Map, OS SU 94082 77139, postcode SL4 5PR |
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| 4th August | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task.
Woolley Firs is in Cherry Garden Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3LJ (the turning off the A4 just before the Shire Horse pub heading west). Go in the second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
| 18th August | TBA |
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| 1st September | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task.
Woolley Firs is in Cherry Garden Lane, Littlewick Green, Maidenhead, SL6 3LJ (the turning off the A4 just before the Shire Horse pub heading west). Go in the second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 15th September | TBA |