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Another year, another hedge layed!

April 5, 2013 by Katherine

Well, you might even be able to say 3 hedges as 3 seperate secti?ons were completed recently at Warden Hill SSSI, Luton on behalf of Luton Borough Council. Two sections were seperated by virtue of a fence & kissing ...
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Filed Under: Hedgelaying, Luton Borough Council, TCV, Tree Planting, Warden Hill, WCT

Well Head County Wildlife Site

April 5, 2013 by Katherine

Another winter of scrub management has come to an end recently. It ends in March because we are unable to do this kind of work during the bird nesting season. Well Head County Wildlife Site (CWS), near Totternhoe, is a ...
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Filed Under: TCV, The Wildlife Trust, WCT, Well Head CWS, Wildflowers

Carlton fencing & hedge laying

December 4, 2012 by Katherine

The Weekday Conservation Team recently carried out work for Carlton with Chellington Parish Council. They saw our advert in the January issue of the Parish Council Newsletter. The work carried out included formalising the ...
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Filed Under: Carlton, Fencing, Hedgelaying, The Conservation Volunteers, WCT

Compost stables!

November 2, 2012 by Katherine

The Weekday Conservation Team and their skills were needed at the Green Man Garden at Addison Howard Park during October. Compost bins were needed. These are easy to build if you know how. We used wooden pallets for the ...
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Filed Under: Addison Howard Park, BTCV, Compost bins, Green Man Garden, Red Admiral, TCV, WCT

A step in the right direction!

August 22, 2012 by Katherine

Stepping up to the mark recently, the Weekday Conservation Team arrived at Dallow Downs in Luton and started replacing old steps to improve this footpath up the side of the hill on behalf of Luton Borough ...
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Filed Under: BTCV, Dallow Downs, Luton Borough Council, Steps, The Conservation Volunteers, WCT

Fence construction in Carlton

July 12, 2012 by Katherine

The Weekday Conservation Team was recently tasked with fence construction at a playing field in the village of Carlton, Bedfordshire.Above: A before photograph of the hedge that will be protected by the fence (once it's put ...
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Filed Under: BTCV, Carlton, Fencing, The Conservation Volunteers, WCT

New name, new home

May 17, 2012 by Katherine

To go with our new name, we've also got a new office. You'll now find us at The Cemetery Gatehouse at Bedford Cemetery, and the minibus leaves from here in the mornings for Weekday Conservation Team tasks.Our address is ...
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Filed Under: BTCV, The Conservation Volunteers, WCT

More bars to raise!

February 20, 2012 by Katherine

Following an earlier post about Raising the Bar - a project at Addison Howard Park where we constructed 2 raised beds and created a bog pond, on 13th Feb we went back and raised more bars (well rails actually) and constructed ...
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Filed Under: Addison Howard Park, BTCV, Fencing, WCT

Hedgelaying at Warden Hill

February 20, 2012 by Katherine

This winter (well at least for some of it) we have been hedgelaying at Warden Hill, Luton.Above: Martin and Joe working away.From the corner of The Slipe (where we layed 530m of hedge last year) along the edge of Warden Hill ...
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Filed Under: BTCV, Hedgelaying, Luton Borough Council, The Slipe Warden Hill, WCT

Raising the bar

October 25, 2011 by Katherine

Earlier on in the year, BTCV were asked by Bedford Borough Council to help build 3 raised beds (planters) and create a bog pond at Addison Howard Park in Kempston. Above: Katherine saws the timber to length, Ed is helping ...
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Filed Under: Addison Howard Park, Bedford Borough Council, Bog Pond, Raised Beds, WCT

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