Monthly Diary 2026

2026

March 2026

Dial Hill – Forking out a fresh colony of spear thistle from disturbed ground, recently cleared of encroaching bramble, to promote good grassland

Baytree School community area – grubbing out brambles & nettles, and loosening tree ties

Dial Hill – removing invasive bramble from a mixed stand of hawthorn, blackthorn and elder. Trimming back encroaching bramble from a nearby path.

February 2026

Hedge cutting continues in Quinney’s Wood throughout February.

January 2026

Quinney’s Wood – cutting the top hedge and creating a ‘dead hedge’ with the arisings

Poets’ Walk on a frosty, sunny morning – reducing a large bramble patch on Church Hill

Poets’ Walk – scrub control at the edge of a grassland slope on Church Hill