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It was a bit of a struggle, but at last the picnic table has been restored to its former glory by artist/sculptor Steven Portchmouth who originally built this…

I thought that by now we would no longer need to be tending the large trees we planted in late winter near the A2 bridge, once the drought…

One of the month’s highlights was squeezed into the last day of August, when a family party of two mute swan parents and eight full-grown juveniles were busily…

We hired a concrete breaker and generator to dig out the four sturdy angle irons that provided major support for the decorative panels on either side of the…

We are delighted to have a newly-appointed trustee, Paul Roberts, who will be in charge of land management.  This includes responsibility for dealing with fencing and mowing contractors,…

Is it summer or autumn? A record count of 27 marbled white butterflies in the scrub field would suggest the former, but the first returning black-headed gull on…

Strong winds on 27th July brought down a massive trunk and limb of one of the imposing hybrid poplars on the old railway embankment. Ironically, this was one…

One of the very decorative panels that form part of the picnic table setup has rotted at its base and finally collapsed, or perhaps been pushed over. In…

The main focus of the month was the completion of phase 1 of the boardwalk restoration project following February’s arson attack. As reported in the last newsletter, contractors…

Please help our pollinators and sign the e-Petition! Bees and other pollinators have suffered a massive decline in recent decades, but they are crucial for our environment and…