2015 Programme

4th January 2015 Bisham Woods
Clearing round one of the ponds.

Bisham Woods is a Woodlands Trust site, their only one in Berkshire. It is an ancient woodland and a SSSI

Map, Street View, OS SU848842, Post Code SL7 1RY

18th January Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead
Coppicing or Tree/Hedge Planting

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

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

1st February Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead
Coppicing or Tree/Hedge Planting

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

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

15th February Bisham Woods
Clearing round one of the ponds.

Bisham Woods is a Woodlands Trust site, their only one in Berkshire. It is an ancient woodland and a SSSI

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/wood/4424/bisham-woods

Map, Street View, OS SU848842, Post Code SL7 1RY

1st March Bray Pit
Scalloping the woodland edge and some scrub control.

This is the BBOWT reserve, beyond the sailing lake, where Martin is the volunteer warden.

Drive down Monkey Island Lane off the A308, fork left towards the Bray Lake Watersports. Park just beyond Bray Lake Watersports.

Don’t try following satnav to Bray Lake Watersports as it might take you to Bray village.

Map, OS SU909786

15th March Jennett’s Park, Bracknell
The task at this new country park tasks will include plastic tree guard removal, woodchipping and possibly coppicing. If you own secateurs or a sharp knife please bring them for tree guard removal.

Meet at Jennett’s Park car park, off Swift fields, Bracknell, RG40 3DG

Map, OS SU845676, postcode RG40 3DG

29th March Burnham Beeches
We’ll be working at Burnham Beeches on Sunday scraping ground in the heathland area to encourage heather seeds already in the soil to germinate.

Meet at Victory Cross.

Map, OS 955 850, post code SL2 3LB

12th April Jennett’s Park, Bracknell
The task at this new country park tasks will include plastic tree guard removal and woodchipping. If you own secateurs or a sharp knife please bring them for tree guard removal.

Meet at Jennett’s Park car park, off Swift fields, Bracknell, RG40 3DG

Map, OS SU845676, postcode RG40 3DG

26th April Haymill Valley, Slough
Today we will be boardwalk and/or bridge building on the BBOWT Haymill Valley reserve in Slough.

Meet at the entrance to the reserve next to No.1 Littlebrook Avenue SL2 2NW.

Map, OS SU941817, postcode SL2 2NW

10th May Bisham Woods
Bisham Woods is a Woodlands Trust site, their only one in Berkshire. It is an ancient woodland and a SSSI. Last year we raked the area of grass chalkland on the opposite side of the Marlow Road to our last visit. Today we are returning there to do a vegetation survey and litter pick.

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/wood/4424/bisham-woods

There is a layby by the gate where you may be able to park, otherwise park at the usual place up the track on the bend of Marlow Road Map, Street View, OS SU848842, Post Code SL7 1RY

24th May NO TASK
There will be no task today as several of us are on holiday.
7th June Jennett’s Park, Bracknell
Details to be arranged.

Meet at Jennett’s Park car park, off Swift fields, Bracknell, RG40 3DG

Map, OS SU845676, postcode RG40 3DG

21st June Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead
Hemlock bashing

We will be clearing hemlock from the Nature Centre before it sets seed. Long sleeves are recommended as hemlock can irritate some people’s skin.

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

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

5th July Jennett’s Park, Bracknell
Tree guard removal and wood chip mulching.

This is a combined task with BEC and WMCV.

Meet at Jennett’s Park car park, off Swift fields, Bracknell, RG40 3DG

Map, OS SU845676, postcode RG40 3DG

19th July Burnham Beeches
We will be doing footpath work at Burnham Beeches.

Meet at Victory Cross.

Map, OS 955 850, post code SL2 3LB

2nd August No task today.
16th August No task today.
30th August Jennett’s Park, Bracknell
Today we will be doing a mixture of ragwort pulling and tree guard removal. We may also install some nest boxes in West Garden Copse.

Meet at Jennett’s Park car park, off Swift fields, Bracknell, RG40 3DG

Map, OS SU845676, postcode RG40 3DG

13th September Bisham Woods
Bisham Woods is a Woodlands Trust site, their only one in Berkshire. It is an ancient woodland and a SSSI. Part of the site is a chalk grassland which the Woodland Trust mowed and we raked last year. Today will be raking the mown grassland again.

The site is on the left hand side of Marlow Road coming from Maidenhead. There is a layby here where you may be able to park. Map

Map, Street View, OS SU848842, Post Code SL7 1RY

27th September Burnham Beeches
We’ll be working at Burnham Beeches on Sunday clearing excess vegetation from one of the ponds. We may be using the boat to paddle to the middle of the pond.

Meet at Victory Cross.

Map, OS 955 850, post code SL2 3LB

4th October Bisham Woods – EXTRA TASK
This is an extra task. We raked most of the mown grassland at Bisham Woods three weeks ago. There was a bit too much to do in one day so we are having a short extra task today to finish it off.

The site is on the left hand side of Marlow Road coming from Maidenhead. There is a layby here where you may be able to park. Map

Map, Street View, OS SU848842, Post Code SL7 1RY

11th October Garth Pond/Piggy Wood
Stream vegetation clearance. Wellies are recommended.

Meet on Newport Drive next to Quelm Lane/Piggy Wood.

Map, OS SU869707, Postcode RG42 2QE

25th October Big Wood, Bracknell
Coppicing, layering and stag beetle loggery creation.

Meet at Jennett’s Park car park, off Swift fields, Bracknell, RG40 3DG

Map, OS SU845676, postcode RG40 3DG

8th November Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead
Our annual visit to clear the pond.

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

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

22nd November Farley Copse, Bracknell
Coppicing.

The entrance to Farley Copse is located off Tippits Mead Gate.

Map, OS SU850695, postcode RG42 1FH.

6th December Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead
Coppicing

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

Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU

20th December Farley Copse, Bracknell
Coppicing.

The entrance to Farley Copse is located off Tippits Mead Gate.

Map, OS SU850695, postcode RG42 1FH.