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