| 3rd January 2016 | Bray Pit |
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| Cutting willow.
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 |
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| 17th January | The Chestnuts, Warfield |
| Veteran tree work.
The Chestnuts is a relic from the Warfield Park Estate, these veteran Sweet Chestnut trees are thought to be approximately 200 years old. The Chestnut “walk” once ran from the old ice-house to the woodland edge and must have been quite impressive. These mighty structures now stand quite unexpectedly in the midst of a residential housing estate paying quiet testament to the grand parkland that has long since gone. Meet at the entrance off Julius Hill, Warfield. If you turn into Julius Hill from Harvest Ride, it is the second turning on your right. If you are coming onto Julius Hill from Horatio Avenue, it is the first turning on your left, once you are on Julius Hill. Map, OS SU887698, Postcode RG42 3UN |
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| 31st January | Arthur Jacob Reserve |
| Cutting willow.
This is a Local Nature Reserve owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It is off Stanwell Road, between the villages of Horton and Poyle. The reserve is a wetland habitat created from a series of derelict sewage sludge lagoons. Map, OS SU022758, Postcode SL3 9PU |
| 14th February | Burnham Beeches |
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| Scrub bashing.
What better way to spend Valentines Day than scrub bashing at Burnham Beeches on the romantically named Mendelssohns Slope? Mendelssohns Slope is shown on this map to the west of Victory Cross. Meet at Victory Cross. Map, OS 955 850, Postcode SL2 3LB |
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| 28th February | Bisham Woods |
| Pond/ride work.
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 SL6 6PH |
| 13th March | Eton Wick |
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| Today we are tree/hedge planting on a new RBWM wildlife site in Eton Wick. The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) are supplying 800 trees and bringing corporate volunteers and their families to help plant them.
The field where we will be working is to the west of the A332 where it bisects the B3026 opposite Bunces Close off the Eton Wick Road. Map, OS SU957780, post code SL4 6PF |
| Easter Sunday 27th March | Burnham Beeches |
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| We will be scraping the ground in the heathland area to encourage the germination of heather seeds and possibly pruning juniper trees to remove the ends of branches which have Juniper Canker.
Meet at Victory Cross. Map, OS 955 850, Postcode SL2 3LB |
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| 10th April | Jocks Copse, Binfield |
| Moving deadwood.
Meet at Bolton Lane. Map, OS SU855702, Postcode RG42 4UA |
| 24th April | Larks Hill, Warfield |
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| Arable weeding and hop trellis construction.
Larks Hill is a 16.5 acre (6.7 hectare) public open space situated off Harvest Ride in Warfield. Meet at Larks Hill car park off Harvest Ride, Warfield. Map, OS SU 87052 70812, Postcode RG42 2QA |
| 8th May | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be inserting pitfall traps around the reserve at the BBOWT Berkshire HQ at Woolley Firs. Martin will collect the bugs and beasties that fall into the traps every two weeks through to the autumn and identify the contents.
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 third entrance and park in the visitor car park. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
| 22nd May | Arthur Jacob Reserve |
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| Hemlock bashing.
This is a Local Nature Reserve owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It is off Stanwell Road, between the villages of Horton and Poyle. The reserve is a wetland habitat created from a series of derelict sewage sludge lagoons. Long sleeves are recommended as hemlock can irritate the skin. Map, OS SU022758, Postcode SL3 9PU |
| 5th June | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task. Martin has recently taken over leadership of the FoWF.
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 third entrance and park in the visitor car park. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
| 19th June | Arthur Jacob Reserve |
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| Bio-Blitz.
We are going to spend the day finding and recording the flora and flora present on the Arthur Jacob Reserve. This is a Local Nature Reserve owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It is off Stanwell Road, between the villages of Horton and Poyle. The reserve is a wetland habitat created from a series of derelict sewage sludge lagoons. Map, OS SU022758, Postcode SL3 9PU |
| 3rd July | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task. Martin has recently taken over leadership of the FoWF. We will be primarily working down on the farm clearing dock from the wildflower margins. We may also collect some wildflower seeds.
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 third entrance and park in the visitor car park. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
| 17th July | Snaprails Park, Sandhurst |
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| We will be doing a bit of scything, tidying up some of the planting along the cycleway and improving the look of a barrier. The scything will be a first for all of us unless Simon is up from Somerset again.
Parking is available on the surrounding streets, with a small lay-by at the end of Evenlode Way. The nearest main car park is at Sandhurst Memorial Park, located off Yorktown Road, GU47 9BJ. http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/snaprailspark Map, SU844619, Post Code GU47 9RW |
| 31st July | NO TASK TODAY |
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| 14th August | Englemere Pond nr. Ascot |
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| Heathland scrub clearance.
Meet at the car park which is on the B3017 just north of the humpback railway bridge. |
| 28th August | Bisham Woods |
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| Sapling removal.
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 |
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| 11th September | Englemere Pond nr. Ascot |
| Dead hedging and wetland scrub clearance.
Meet at the car park which is on the B3017 just north of the humpback railway bridge. |
| 25th September | Bisham Woods |
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| 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 for the last two last years. Today will be raking the mown grassland again. HOWEVER, if the site hasn’t been mowed we will continue with the sapling removal which we did on August 28th.
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 |
| 9th October | Bray Pit |
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| Scrub bashing.
This is the BBOWT reserve beyond the sailing lake and close to the M4. Martin is the volunteer warden here. Drive down Monkey Island Lane off the A308, fork left towards the Bray Lake Watersports. The car park is just before Bray Lake Watersports. Then walk along the track, turning left at the end of the lake. Don’t try following satnav to Bray Lake Watersports as it might take you to Bray village. Map, OS SU909786 |
| 23rd October | Burnham Beeches |
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| Pond clearing with a difference.
We’ll be working at Burnham Beeches on Sunday clearing excess vegetation from one of the ponds. The difference is that the pond is too deep for waders so we use a boat to paddle to the middle of the pond, fill the boat with vegetation, and then paddle back to the bank and unload. Meet at Victory Cross. Map, OS 955 850, Postcode SL2 3LB |
| 6th November | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task. We’ll be clearing the pond outside the Education Centre – it’s deeper than you might think but BBOWT have chest waders – and sowing yellow rattle seeds to reduce the coarse grasses in the Education Field.
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 third entrance and park in the visitor car park. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 20th 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 |
| 4th December | 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 third entrance and park in the visitor car park. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
| 18th December | Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead |
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| Coppicing or Tree Planting
Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout. Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU |