Our first walk will be on Sunday 5th of May starting at 11.00, weather permitting!
We will see what flowers are in bloom and what butterfies & moths are flying. It should take less than an hour.
If you can’t make the 5th, we will have these walks on the first Sunday in the month from now until October, excluding August. Future walks will be held on, 3rd of June, 1st of July, 2nd of September and 7th of October.
This is the last official workparty of the 2011-12 season.
We are scheduled to make the final breakthough between Down Grange Meadow and The Old Hdgerow. We have been planning for some time to establish a desirable habitat link between these two sites as it has become clear that for butterflies their lifecycle is based on moving from the hedgerow in winter through to the meadow by full Summer.
To aid this linkage we are cutting and rejuvenating the hedgerow line by the pathway and promoting elm and ash growth through to the meadow. This gives us another opportunity to practice our dead hedging skills.
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We will be making a start on the hedgerow “Extension”. We will be trimming up the side braches and ivy on a Hawthorn, which is scheduled for felling later on.
As we will be cutting braches, hard hats are recommended!