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Urmston Meadows and water voles

Posted in Coppicing, Woodland management, tagged , on September 4, 2018|

This past Sunday (2 September) we were out helping City of Trees at Urmston Meadows with some habitat management: thinning out trees, mostly willow, as part of a larger project which aims to improve local conditions for water voles.  It is thought that there are already water voles at this site and the work aims to enhance the conditions for them.

Many thanks to the new volunteers who came along – it was good to meet you all!

Getting started
In progress – increasing light to the bank
Canine volunteer takes a rest
Work done – a clearer bank

 

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City of Trees – the Firs Plantation

Posted in Woodland management, tagged on May 2, 2018|

On Sunday 22nd April we volunteered for the City of Trees project.

City of Trees is an innovative and exciting movement set to re-invigorate Greater Manchester’s landscape by transforming underused, unloved woodland and planting a tree for every man, woman and child who lives in the region – within a generation.  City of Trees is part of the Northern Forest project: a 25-year vision to plant 50 million trees across the North of England, stretching from Liverpool to Hull.

Working in the Firs Plantation, a community woodland in Sale, we helped with planting oak, hazel and cherry saplings.  A job well done!

Before starting work
Planting in progress
Volunteers at work
Sapling in guard
Planting complete

 

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Slow-worms in Priory Gardens

Posted in Grassland, Woodland management, tagged , on September 24, 2017|

Last Sunday SACV members were out with City of Trees in Priory Gardens, working on an area which is known to provide a habitat for slow-worms.  We were thinning the wooded area of the site by felling some of the encroaching trees and creating habitat piles, suitable for slow-worms, with the cut material.

Volunteers at work
Slow-worm habitat pile
Volunteer at work
Felled ash
Volunteers’ bicycles

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A hibernaculum in Priory Gardens

Posted in Ponds and lakes, tagged , on November 20, 2016|

Today SACV were out in Priory Gardens on behalf of City of Trees. The main activity was the building of a hibernaculum – in this case, one close to a pond which it is hoped will provide a habitat for newts, frogs and slow worms!

Starting work on hibernaculum
Volunteers working on hibernaculum
Hibernaculum
The pond

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Heathland, paths and Himalayan balsam

Posted in Heathland, Invasive species, Paths, tagged , , , , on July 19, 2016| 1 Comment »

Well it’s been a while since we put out an update, but that doesn’t mean SACV hasn’t been busy!  In the last month or two we have worked in the quarry area at Tegg’s Nose Country Park (Sunday 12th June), when a damp day didn’t stop us from getting lots of heathland management work done; done some path maintenance work at Sale Water Park (Sunday 26th June) for City of Trees, taking care not to destroy some of the banks of wildflowers; and worked with the Cheshire Wildlife Trust at Birch Farm Ponds (Sunday 10th July) tackling the invasive Himalayan balsam.  Here’s hoping the rest of the summer continues in the same productive vein!

Volunteers at Tegg’s Nose
Volunteers at work at Sale Water Park
Widening the path at Sale Water Park
Himalayan balsam at Birch Farm Ponds
Himalayan balsam at Birch Farm Ponds
Himalayan balsam at Birch Farm Ponds – after clearing

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