| January 9th | Garth Meadows |
| Hedge laying at Garth Meadows.
Garth Meadows is at the junction of Harvest Ride and Binfield Road . There is space for two or three vehicles in the layby, otherwise park in Larks Hill car park and walk down. Grid Ref: 860 705 |
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| January 23th | Cliveden |
| Likely to be on the restoration of the tow path, might involve some digging, step restoration and revetment work.
Meet in the main car park. Ask at the kiosk for directions to the work site. Grid Ref: 914 850 |
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| February 6th | Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead |
| Scrub clearance and opening up two old pond sites. Working with the National Trust. You can read a bit of background on the National Trust and Maidenhead & Cookham in this leaflet
Meeting at the NT car park and work shed in Pinkneys Drive map The work site is a 5 min drive away at the Brick and Tile works site in Malders Lane map |
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| February 20th | Clivedon |
| Some trees were felled yesterday and we will be shifting wood away from the orchard as well as other stuff
Meet in the main car park. Ask at the kiosk for directions to the work site. Grid Ref: 914 850 |
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| March 6th | Bill Hill |
| Vegetation Clearance. Bill Hill Ancient monument just off Downshire Way in Bracknell
Grid Ref: SU868684 |
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| March 20th | Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve |
| Willow cutting – The reserve is off Stanwell Road , between the villages of Horton and Poyle. The entrance to the reserve is sign posted
Grid Ref: TQ021757 |
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| April 3rd | Maidenhead Thicket |
| Scrub clearance at Robin Hoods Arbour.
Meet at Stubbing Garden Centre off Henley Road. Grid Ref: SU849812 |
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| April 17th | Braywick |
| Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout. We will be tree thining on the land fill.
This will be our last task with Trevor Smith as he’s leaving the Borough at Easter Grid Ref: SU895796 |
| May 1st | Uncles Lane |
| We will be doing ditch clearance with a RBWM rights of way officer. Might be worth bringing welliesParking instructions sent to us
Parking will be available at the playing field at the western end of the path (please see attached map), but the path has not been closed so sufficient access for horse riders (min 1.5m gap) at this location should be maintained. Please do not park at the Eastern end of the lane as there is very little space there and it is very close to the busy Shurlock Road . Grid Ref: SU 831 756 |
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| May 15st | Stoke Common |
| We will be doing heathland scrapes to help increase the heather coverage. Park at the Pickeridge Farm entranceGrid Ref: SU 987 856 | |
| May 29 | No task |
| There will be no task this Sunday | |
| June 12st | Clivedon, old orchard site |
| We will be meeting at the tennis court and will be cutting laurel etc.We are going to meet directly there and NOT in the main car park.Don’t go into Cliveden but go to the car park off Cliveden Road next to the tennis courts.
Grid Ref: 914 847 |
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| June 26th | Braywick |
| Working in the dell to clear bamboo and tree thinning on the nature areaGrid Ref: SU 893 793 | |
| July 10th | Burnham Beeches |
| Footpath maintenance, meet at Victory CrossGrid Ref: SU 955 850 | |
| July 24th | Cockmarsh, Cookham Deam |
| Ragwort pulling with the National TrustCockmarsh has flat marshy meadows and a steep chalk slope. It is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest
Grid Ref: SU869861 |
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| August 7th | Uncles Lane – CANCELLED !!! |
| There will be no task this week. Think of it as a free day to do as you please ! | |
| August 21th | Pinkneys Green |
| Ride clearance around the Thicket, meet at Stubbing Nursery car parkGrid Ref: SU849812 |
| September 4st | Maidenhead Thicket |
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| Working in Robin Hood’s Arbour. If you’re driving take the turning to Stubbings Nursery. The barrier will be down allowing you to drive down the track in the Thicket to Robin Hood’s Arbour.
Grid Ref: SU849812 |
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| September 18th | Orchard, Cliveden |
| Working in the Round Garden – the orchard – at Cliveden on Sunday. This may include harvesting fruit, cutting back laurel and shifting wood.
We’re meeting at the tennis courts at 10am. To get here turn left at the entrance on the left immediately after Cliveden Stud (rock on the right saying ‘Cliveden Stud’). The gate, which is usually locked, will be opened for us. Grid Ref: SU914850 |
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| October 2nd | Cliveden |
| Working in Cliveden’s Round Gardeny.
We’ll probably be clearing more debris (lumps of wood and metal) from the ground between the tree where grass seed will be sown. Unlike last week get to the orchard by going through the main gates and immediately turning left down the track to the car park at the tennis courts. Grid Ref: SU914850 |
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| October 16th | Braywick |
| Pond clearance
Grid Ref: SU893793 |
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| October 30th | Englemere Pond, near Ascot |
| Park in signposted carpark
Grid Ref: SU902684 |
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| November 13th | Stoke Common |
| Heathland work
Grid Ref: SU 987 856 |
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| November 27th | Braywick |
| Tree thinning on the Nature Reserve
Grid Ref: SU 893 793 |
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| December 11th | Garth Meadows |
| Hedge Laying with Marie-Anne Philips
Garth Meadows is at the junction of Harvest Ride and Binfield Road. There is space for two or three vehicles in the layby,otherwise park in Larks Hill car park and walk down. Grid Ref:860 705 |