| January 8th | Bray Pit |
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| This is the BBOWT reserve whose volunteer warden is Martin. We will probablly be cutting down trees on the Bray Lake side of the pit to increase the area of meadow on the reserve.
Drive down Monkey Island Land off the A308, fork left and park just beyond the windsurfing centre. Grid Ref: SU909786 |
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| January 22nd | Garth Meadows, Bracknell |
| Hedge laying. Garth Meadows is at the junction of Harvest Ride and Binfield Road. Park in Larks Hill car park and walk down
Grid Ref: 860 705 |
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| February 5th | Braywick – CANCELLED |
| Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout.
Grid Ref: SU895796 |
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| February 19th | Bray Pit |
| This is the BBOWT reserve whose volunteer warden is Martin.
Drive down Monkey Island Land off the A308, fork left and park just beyond the windsurfing centre. Grid Ref: SU909786 |
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| Marth 4th | Farley Copse – CANCELLED |
| Holly clearance at Farley Copse (limited parking in Tippits Mead)
Grid Ref: SU850695 |
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| March 18th | Stoke Common |
| Task to be confirmed.Park at the Pickeridge Farm entrance
Grid Ref: SU 987 856 |
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| April 1st | Pinkneys Green |
| Possibly coppicing and certainly cutting something down.
Meet at the Pinkneys Green Rangers shed at the junction of Pinkneys Drive and Pinkneys Road Grid Ref: SU862822 |
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| April 15th | ? |
| TBC
Grid Ref: |
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| April 29th | Cliveden |
| Clearing vegetation along the Green drive.
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 |
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| May 13th | No task |
| No task | |
| May 27th | Osman’s Close Woodland, Bracknell |
| Footpath work in Osman’s Close Woodland for Bracknell Forest Council
Grid Ref: SU897703 |
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| June 10th | Wargrave Chalk Pit |
| This is a new site for WMCV where we will be helping in the completion of some steps
Directions: Heading west down A4, turn right onto Mumbery Hill/B477 after Wyevale garden centre, turn left into Braybrooke Road. The chalk pit is at the end of Braybrooke Road next to the cemetery. Grid Ref: SU 788 783, post code RG10 8DT |
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| June 24th | Braywick Nature Centre |
| We will be hemlock bashing, a continuation of last years work with Jason to remove this invasive species.
Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout. Grid Ref: SU895796 |
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| July 22nd | Cliveden |
| Ragwort pulling in one of the fields at Cliveden National Trust estate
We are meeting in the Woodland car park. That is the public car park on Cliveden Road marked by a brown signpost. You don’t have to pay to park. If they ask, say that you are with Windsor & Maidenhead Conservation Volunteers working for Tim Crauford. Grid Ref: SU 909 832, post code SL6 0HJ |
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| August 5th | South Hill Park |
| Laurel Clearance
Grid Ref: SU870668, post code RG12 7PA |
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| August 19th | Cliveden – CANCELLED |
| Thinning
Meeting in the Woodland car park. That is the public car park on Cliveden Road marked by a brown signpost. You don’t have to pay to park. If they ask, say that you are with Windsor & Maidenhead Conservation Volunteers. Map, OS grid SU909832, post code SL6 0HJ |
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| September 2nd | Cliveden |
| We will be cutting some small ash and maybe coppicing some hazel and gathering material for a giant den
Meet in the main car park Map, OS grid SU914850, post code SL6 0HP |
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| September 16th | NO TASK |
| There won’t be a task this week | |
| September 30th | Quarry Wood Road |
| Footpath work
We will be meeting at the Winter Hill car park Map, Street view, OS SU870860, post code SL6 9TS |
| October 14th | Bray Pit |
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| We are going to be cutting back the smaller willow trees growing around the lake at Bray Pit http://www.bbowt.org.uk/reserves/Bray-Pit. This is the BBOWT (Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust) reserve for which Martin is volunteer warden. The BBOWT trainees will probably come back later in the year to put their chainsaw training into practice on some of the large willows.
They may not be needed, but I suggest you bring wellies if you own them.. Drive down Monkey Island Land off the A308, fork left and park just beyond the windsurfing centre Map, OS SU909786 |
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| October 28th | South Hill Park |
| Bamboo scrub removal
Map, Street view, OS SU869669, post code RG12 7PA |
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| November 11th | Braywick |
| Pond work
Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout. Map, OS SU895796, post code SL6 1UU |
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| November 25th | Wildmoor Heath, near Crowthorne |
| Scrub clearance
Map, OS SU838630, post code RG45 7PW |
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| December 9th | Jubilee Wood, Ockwells Park, Maidenhead |
| Planting trees
The Woodland Trust’s target is to plant 6 million trees to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 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 |
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| December 23rd | Larks Hill |
| Laying wood chip
Larks Hill is a 16.5 acre public open space situated off Harvest Ride in Warfield. There is a car park Map, Street view, OS SU871708, post code RG42 2QD |