Old Programmes 2006

January 8th Wildmoor Heath nr Crowthorne
We’re going to be cutting and burning pine for
Bracknell Forest Borough Council.

Meet in the car park under the pylons, off the Crowthorne Road.
Grid Ref: 837
631

January 15th Braywick Nature Centre, Maidenhead
We are joining the RBWM Tree Wardens to thin
sycamore and plant oak trees at Braywick Nature Centre.

Braywick Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick
roundabout. Grid Ref: 895
796

January 29th Bray Pit
Bray Pit is a BBOWT reserve for which Martin
is the volunteer warden. We will be raking and piling recently
cut vegetation as part of the grassland management plan. Also
felling and greenstick felling willows to increase the diversity
of tree shape and size.

Drive down Monkey Island Land, fork left and park beyond the
windsurfing centre. Grid Ref: 905
787

February 12th Cliveden,
near Taplow
A task at the Cliveden National Trust estate.
To be arranged.

Meet in the main car park. Grid Ref: 914
850

February 26th Dinton Pastures, Near Hurst
Today we will be coppicing at Dinton Pastures.

Meet in the car park on Sandford Lane, Hurst, opposite the Black
Swan Sailing Club. Grid Ref: 784
728

March 12th Aldermaston Gravel Pit
This is a new BBOWT reserve which is not yet
open to the public. Task to be arranged.

Park in Station Road just south of Aldermaston Station or in
the station car park. Then walk down Basingstoke Road (A340)
to the gravel pit. Grid Ref: 601
672

March 26th Dinton Pastures, Near Hurst
Clearing and rebuilding one of the tern islands
at Dinton Pastures.

Meet in the car park on Sandford Lane, Hurst, opposite the Black
Swan Sailing Club. Grid Ref: 784
728

April 9th Burnham
Beeches
, Farnham Common
Footpath work. Meet at Victory Cross. Grid
Ref: 955
850
April 23rd Cliveden,
near Taplow
A task at the Cliveden National Trust estate.
To be arranged.

Meet in the main car park. Grid Ref: 914
850

May 7th Bisham Woods
We are going to continue removing tree guards
at Bisham Woods, owned by the Woodland Trust. Please bring a
Stanley knife or similar if you have one. Grid
Ref: 855 842

Drive up the A308 out of Maidenhead towards
Bisham. On the bend at the start of the hill turn up a track
towards Park Farm.

May 21st Aldermaston Gravel Pit
We’ll be doing footpath work at the new BBOWT
reserve at Aldermaston. Grid Ref: 601
672
June 4th Cliveden,
near Taplow
We’ll be working at Cliveden on path maintenance.

Meet in the main car park. Grid Ref: 914
850

June 18th Dinton Pastures, near Hurst
Revetment construction at Dinton Pastures for
Wokingham District Council.

Meet in the car park on Sandford Lane, Hurst, opposite the Black
Swan

Sailing Club. Grid Ref: 784
728

July 2nd Bracknell Forest Borough Council
No Task Today
July 16th Bray Pit
We will be doing survey work at the BBOWT
reserve where Martin is a voluntary warden.

Drive down Monkey Island Lane, fork left and park beyond the
windsurfing centre. Grid Ref: 905
787

July 30th To be arranged
No Task Today
August 13th Bracknell Forest Borough Council
We will be on our site called Harvest Hill
which is situated between the two roundabouts between Jigs lane
and Westmorland Drive. If you drive into Walsh Avenue (first
left after Jigs lane roundabout)

and then right to the top of Rachels Lake View there is a service
gate ahead of you . I will make sure this is open and you can
park cars within the site. We shall be working at the bottom
of this site around

the ponds clearing paths -bramble etc Grid Ref: 885
703

August 27th Cliveden,
near Taplow
A task at the Cliveden National Trust estate.
Laurel clearance.

Meet in the main car park. Grid Ref: 914
850

September
10th
Burnham
Beeches
, Farnham Common
Today
we will be clearing excess reeds from Middle Pond. A chance
to practice your nautical skills in the Burnham Beeches boat.
Meet at Victory Cross.. Grid Ref: 955
850
September
24th
Westmorland
Park
We will
be constructing stag beetle loggeries at Westmorland Park
for Bracknell Forest Council. Meet at the car park at the
end of Westmorland Drive off Harvest Ride.Westmorland
Drive
Grid Ref 886
709
October
8th
California
Country Park
We will
be scrub bashing to invasive trees in the heathland area
of California Country Park. The park is on Nine Mile Ride,
Finchampstead. Grid Ref: 787
647
October
22nd
Burnham
Beeches
, Farnham Common
Footpath
work at the National Nature Reserve. Meet at Victory Cross. Grid
Ref: 955
850
November
5th
Braywick
Nature Centre, Maidenhead
We’ll
be doing footpath work at our local nature centre. Braywick
Nature Centre is off Hibbert Road near the Braywick roundabout.Grid
Ref
: 895
796
November
19th
Stoke
Common
Heathland
Clearance – mainly Pine & Birch Grid Ref: 987
856
December
3rd
California
Country Park
We will
be clearing and burning invasive rhodies in California Country
Park, meet in the outer car park. The park is on Nine
Mile Ride, Finchampstead. Grid Ref: 787
647
December
17th
Bray
Pit
Tree Felling.
Sounds simple enough! Grid Ref: 905
787