Sunday 9th December saw SACV’s last event of 2012. Thirteen of us turned out to help the Mersey Valley Wardens with work on the reed beds at Chorlton Water Park – to help maintain this important habitat by removing encroaching trees. The wintry task had its reward afterwards in our annual SACV seasonal get-together with mulled wine, mince pies and a roaring brazier (all courtesy of Elaine). Merry Christmas!
Posted in Reed beds | Tagged Chorlton Water Park, Mersey Valley |
Last Sunday SACV members joined the Friends of the Bowdon Bollin to help them in their work to maintain and enhance the footpath along the Bollin. The task – on a lovely bright November day – was to get stuck into some hedgelaying.
Posted in Hedgelaying | Tagged Friends of the Bowdon Bollin |
Today SACV volunteers returned to Lower Moss Wood and did some work on the main path, which was becoming overgrown in places. By cutting back brambles and coppicing some of the smaller trees along the edge, the path was widened out to improve access.
Posted in Paths | Tagged Lower Moss Wood |
In today’s lovely autumn weather, SACV volunteers worked for the Mersey Valley Wardens at Sale Water Park in the willow coppice. The willow here had not been coppiced for some time, but after a few hours’ work we had made a lot of progress: the space was a lot clearer, the brightness of the lovely October day was breaking through, and the willow is ready for sprouting again! All being well a good local use will be found for the cut material.
Posted in Coppicing | Tagged Mersey Valley, Sale Water Park |
SACV spent this weekend in the Peak District helping the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers with fence repair work on the Pennine Way above Edale. Despite a bleak forecast of plenty of heavy rain, it stayed dry over both days to give us a very satisfying weekend!
Posted in Fencing, Residential weekends | Tagged Peak Park Conservation Volunteers |
Today SACV worked with the Friends of Chorlton Meadows to help restore an important pond habitat. The pond had become overgrown with reeds, and the banks with Himalayan balsam; the work was to clear some of this to restore some areas of open water.
Posted in Invasive species, Ponds and lakes | Tagged Friends of Chorlton Meadows, Mersey Valley | 1 Comment »
This past Sunday (19th August) SACV volunteers were helping out at Lower Moss Wood, educational nature reserve and home to a wildlife hospital.
(Thanks to Patrick for the photos!)
Posted in Woodland management | Tagged Lower Moss Wood |
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