| 6th January | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
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| We will be joining the Friends of Woolley Firs on their monthly work task. We will be scraping the cow feeding area and pruning the fruiting hedge.
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 second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 20th January | Harris Woodbridge Reserve, Cookham Dean |
| This is a new reserve to us and is owned by Cookham Parish Council. We will be coppicing some elm trees on the boundary of the reserve to let in more light.
The Harris Woodbridge Reserve is 150 yards up a track off Dean Lane near the junction with Warners Hill. Park up at the bottom of the track. There is a footpath on the right-hand-side of the track; walk up the footpath and you will come to a gate with a sign for the reserve. Map, OS: SU 87519 85821, Postcode: SL6 9AQ (Note: with Google Maps this postcode takes you to some houses beyond the reserve) |
| 3rd February | 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 second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 17th February | Ockwells Park and Thrift Wood, Maidenhead |
| We will be working in Little Thrift Wood, part of the new extension to Ockwells Park in Maidenhead.
The aim is to open up an area of the wood to encourage the already rich ground flora to flourish. Jason has arranged for some of the larger trees to be felled by chainsaw this week. We will be processing the cut wood and possibly coppicing some of the smaller coppice stools. Ockwells Park is on Ockwells Road, Cox Green, Maidenhead. Meet in the main car park. Map, OS: SU 87845 78777, Postcode: SL6 3AA |
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| 3rd March | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
| 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 second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 17th March | Savernake Park, Bracknell |
| We will be removing Glautheria at Savernake Park.
Map, OS SU 88642 67745, Postcode RG12 0UX |
| SATURDAY 30th March | Battlemead Common, Maidenhead |
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| Battlemead Common was bought recently by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. It is opposite Cliveden and was previously part of White Place Farm.
A hedge of 4000 whips is being planted parallel to the Thames Path. The WMCV task has been moved to a SATURDAY so that we can join Wild Maidenhead and Wild Cookham and hopefully finish planting the hedge before the end of the hedge planting season. If there is time we will also mulch the hedge. Battlemead Common is at Map, OS SU 90744 83775, Postcode SL6 8LF We can’t park at the site (there is a new car park on the A4094 side of the site but it’s a long walk). The nearest place to park is Islet Road at the end of which is a footpath to the Thames Path; turn left at the Thames Path and walk towards Cookham. However parking is limited and you may have to park in one of the neighbouring streets. Islet Road is here SL6 8LD |
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| 14th April | Jennett’s Park, Bracknell |
| We will be removing tree guards and making tree boxes at Jennett’s Park. If you own a sharp knife please bring it for tree guard removal.
Meet at at the carpark near Jennett’s Park Community Centre, Tawny Owl Square, Bracknell, RG12 8EB. Map, OS SU 84715 67991, postcode RG12 8EB |
| 28th April | Battlemead Common, Maidenhead |
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| Battlemead Common was bought recently by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. It is opposite Cliveden and was previously part of White Place Farm. It stretches east to west from the Thames to the A4094 Lower Cookham Road.
We will be removing tree guards from a hedge about half way across the site and to the north. Meet in front of the barrier at the new car park off Sutton Road (look out for WMCV arrow). The site doesn’t officially open until July which is why there is no Battlemead Common sign and the car park is locked. If there is no space here park in Sheephouse Road. Battlemead Common car park is at Map, OS SU8998783735, Postcode SL6 8HY We are working here. |
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| 12th May | Caesar’s Camp, Bracknell |
| We will be doing Fence repairs at Caesar’s Camp, the remains of an Iron Age hillfort near the Lookout Centre in Bracknell.
Meet at The Lookout car park at 10.15am; Caesar’s Camp is a 20 minute walk from here although 1 or 2 cars will be able to drive to the site. Please be aware that it normally costs £4 to park at the Lookout for the day; the ranger will bring car parking permits for the cars that will be left in the car park. The Lookout car park is at Map, Postcode RG12 7QW, Grid ref SU 87661 66120 |
| 26th May | Thames Path, Hurley |
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| We will be clearing overhanging vegetation from the Thames Path near Temple Bridge, Hurley.
There is a public car park in Hurley here postcode SL6 5NB. This is about a 15 minute walk from the work site. Meet at the WORK SITE here, nearest postcode SL6 5ND, grid ref SU 83415 84275. |
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| 9th June | Bracknell Forest Council |
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| 23rd June | Englemere Pond, Ascot |
| Weeding and heathland management. We will be weeding in the scrapes, removing molinia and creating a dead hedge.
Englemere car park is at Swinley road, Winkfield, SL5 8BA. Map, OS SU 89991 68787 |
| 7th July | 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 second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 21st July | Sutherland Grange, Windsor |
| WMCV will be joined by Wild Maidenhead to clear Himalayan Balsam at Sutherland Grange which is a Local Nature Reserve in Windsor off the A308.
Park in the Sutherland Grange car park. Map, OS SU 94082 77139, postcode SL4 5PR |
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| 4th August | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
| 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 second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
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| 18th August | Englemere Pond, Ascot |
| Wetland management around pond edge.
Englemere car park is at Swinley road, Winkfield, SL5 8BA. Map, OS SU 89991 68787 |
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| 1st September | BBOWT Woolley Firs, Littlewick Green |
| 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 second entrance marked “No Entry” and park outside the workshop. Map, OS SU 85137 79934 |
| 15th September | Bray Pit |
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| Raking the meadow.
Bray Pit used to be managed by BBOWT. Although this is no longer officially the case BBOWT have still cut the meadow and we will rake off the mowings. This is to reduce the nutrients in the soil and encourage the masses of wild flowers which grow in the summer. Bray Pit is sandwiched between Bray Sailing Lake and the M4. Drive down Monkey Island Lane, which from Maidenhead is a left turn off the A308 Windsor Road. Fork left towards the Bray Lake Watersports. The gates will be unlocked so you will be able to park at the far end of the sailing lake; alternatively there is a public car park just before the Watersports building from where you can walk to Bray Pit. The postcode for Bray Lake Watersports is SL6 2EB, but beware of using this with a satnav as some direct you through Bray Village and this route is not accessible for cars. Map, OS SU909786 |
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| 29th September | Burnham Beeches |
| We will be clearing excess weed from the middle and edge of the pond at Burnham Beeches. The middle of the pond is too deep for waders so we paddle out in a boat, load the weed into the boat, paddle back to the side and unload the weed.
Meet at Victory Cross. Volunteers do not have to pay to park at Burnham Beeches at the weekend. Please ask for a pass if you don’t have one. Map, OS 955 850, Postcode SL2 3LB |
| 13th October | Englemere Pond, Ascot |
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| Wetland / heathland management at Englemere Pond.
Englemere car park is at Swinley road, Winkfield, SL5 8BA. Map, OS SU 89991 68787 |
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| 27th October | Wykery Copse, Bracknell |
| We will be coppicing at Wykery Copse.
Wykery Copse is a 3.15 hectare ancient semi-natural woodland which contains a mixture of woodland types including wet ash-maple, valley and base-rich alder, and oak with birch and hazel. Map, OS SU 84990 68595, postcode RG12 8DF. |
| 17th November | Bisham Woods |
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| * NOTE – THIS TASK HAS BEEN MOVED FORWARD A WEEK FROM NOVEMBER 10TH TO THE 17TH *
Bisham Woods is a Woodlands Trust site, their only one in Berkshire. The Woodland Trust are going to mow the area of chalk grassland. Today will be raking off the mowings. 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 |
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| 24th 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 |
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| 8th December | Osman’s Close, Bracknell Forest Council |
| We will be holly thinning at Osman’s Close.
Map, OS SU 89819 70373 Postcode RG42 7PX |
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| 22nd December | No task today |