2013 Programme

6th January Wildmoor Heath, near Crowthorne
Heathland Clearance

Map, OS SU838630, post code RG45 7PW

20th January Ockwells Park, Maidenhead
CANCELLED – due to cold weather

Planting trees

The Woodland Trust’s target is to plant 6 million trees to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/jubilee-woods/Pages/home.aspx#.UL8tFrT7VD0. RBWM has decided to create a Jubilee Wood of 1000 trees in Ockwells Park
http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/parks_ockwells.htm. This is a joint task with the RBWM Tree Wardens and other members of the public. At our last task in Ockwells Park we planted all the trees they had, but now they’ve got some more

Be warned – it’s very, very muddy – Ockwells Park has heavy clay soil. Bring plenty of clean gear for you journey home.

Map, OS SU880790, post code SL6 3AA

3rd February Ockwells Park, Maidenhead
Planting trees

The Woodland Trust’s target is to plant 6 million trees to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/jubilee-woods/Pages/home.aspx#.UL8tFrT7VD0. RBWM has decided to create a Jubilee Wood of 1000 trees in Ockwells Park
http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/parks_ockwells.htm. This is a joint task with the RBWM Tree Wardens and other members of the public. At our last task in Ockwells Park we planted all the trees they had, but now they’ve got some more

Be warned – it’s very, very muddy – Ockwells Park has heavy clay soil. Bring plenty of clean gear for you journey home.

Map, OS SU880790, post code SL6 3AA

17th February Burnham Beeches
Meet at Victory Cross. We will be doing some clearance and having a fire

Map, OS 955 850, post code SL2 3LB

3rd March Edmunds Green, Bracknell Forest
Cearing woodland at Edmunds Green, Warfield

This is a new site for us. We will be meeting Kevin Thornett from Bracknell Forest Council at The Lodge, Jigs Lane South, Edmunds Green

Map, OS SU882701, post code RG42 3DP

17th March Cliveden
We are going to be reinstating a path near Spring Cottage at Cliveden. For those of you with an interest in history, Spring Cottage is where the hanky-panky happened with Christine Keeler and Stephen Ward during the Profumo affair in 1963.

Meeting in the main car park, not the orchard. At the gate, say you are doing volunteer work with WMCV and you shouldn’t be charged.

Grid Ref: 914 850

31th March Braywick Park, Maidenhead
Tree thinning

Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout.

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

14th April Englemere Park, Bracknell Forest
Boardwalk

Park in signposted carpark

Grid Ref: SU902684

28th April Cliveden
Task to be decided

Meeting in the main car park, not the orchard. At the gate, say you are doing volunteer work with WMCV and you shouldn’t be charged.

Grid Ref: 914 850

12th May Woolley Firs
We will be de-docking the wildlife margins on some of their layback fields i.e. those growing fodder for their stock in winter. Docks are a notifiable weed.

Meet in the car park at Woolley Firs, Cherry Garden Lane, Maidenhead, Berks

Map, OS SU851 799, SL6 3LJ

26th May Longhill Park, Bracknell
We’re doing something new for us on Sunday. We are going to help with a habitat survey at Longhill Park, Bracknell http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/longhillpark. The Bracknell Forest Rangers are trialing this survey and say that they will welcome our feedback.

Meet in the car park

Map, OS SU892691, RG12 9UD

9th June Cliveden
Meeting in the main car park, not the orchard. At the gate, say you are doing volunteer work with WMCV and you shouldn’t be charged.

Map, OS SU914850, SL6 0HP

23rd June Braywick, Maidenhead
Hemlock Bashing

Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout.

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

7th July Braywick, Maidenhead
We are going to weed the trees in Green Lane, Braywick Park which we planted a few years ago. A nice shady spot for a sunny day

Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout.

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

21st July Quarry Wood Road
We will be working on Cock Marsh (I assume Ragwort pulling)

Meeting at the Winter Hill car park

Map, Street view, OS SU870860, post code SL6 9TS

4th August Bracknell Forest CANCELLED
We were due to work for Bracknell Forest on August 4th but unfortunately they have had to cancel. As it’s too late to organise an alternative task you have the day off
18th August Cliveden
Meeting in the main car park, not the orchard. At the gate, say you are doing volunteer work with WMCV and you shouldn’t be charged.

Map, OS SU914850, SL6 0HP

1st September Hemwood Dell, Windsor
We are going to be cutting down unwanted sycamore trees in Hemwood Dell, Windsor.

Once part of Windsor Forest, this small woodland is a valuable local site that is being managed by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead in partnership with local volunteers. The aim of the management is to improve the wildlife value of the site and allow it to reach its full potential as a haven for flora and fauna. The site was designated a Local Wildlife site in 2000.

Hemwood Dell is by Hemwood Road, off Wolf Lane, Windsor. Meet in the layby on the south side of Hemwood Road.

Map, OS SU937 756, SL4 4YX

15th September Cliveden
Meeting in the woodlands car park

We will be working on Green Drive at the Cliveden National Trust estate in Taplow. As part of the restoration of Green Drive we will be removing any suckering and self seeded trees that are blocking the light and view

Map, OS SU907851, Post Code SL6 0JF

29th September Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead
With Lynn Cassells. We will be working at the Thicket. She hopes to open the chain link, before we get there and we will park in the Thicket. Will be doing some ride clearance.

Take the Henley Rd from A4, left turn for Stubbings nursery, go left at the top of the hill – if chain link is still up wait for Lynn.

Map, OS SU849812, Post Code SL6 6QL

13th October Stoke Common
Task to be confirmed

Park at the Pickeridge Farm entrance

Map, OS SU987856, Post Code SL3 6HA

27th October Hemwood Del
Tree thnining & scrub clearance

Once part of Windsor Forest, this small woodland is a valuable local site that is being managed by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead in partnership with local volunteers. The aim of the management is to improve the wildlife value of the site and allow it to reach its full potential as a haven for flora and fauna. The site was designated a Local Wildlife site in 2000.

Hemwood Dell is by Hemwood Road, off Wolf Lane, Windsor. Meet in the layby on the south side of Hemwood Road.

Map, OS SU937756, Post Code SL4 4YT

10th November Braywick
Annual pond vegetation clearance

Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout.

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

24th November Winter Hill Road
We are working with the National Trust. Coppicing in the wood along Winter Hill Road with Sandile. Meeting at the shed on Pinkneys Green

Park at the Brick & Tile works which is about 1/2 mile from Shed down Malders Lane.

Map Street View

… then walk to site along public footpaths.

Map

Map, OS SU862822, Post Code SL6 5DS

8th December Stoke Common
Heathland clearance

Park at the Pickeridge Farm entrance

Grid Ref: SU 987 856

22th December Braywick Nature Centre
Task to be confirmed

Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout.

Map, OS SU895796, Post Code SL6 1UU