On Monday 28th February, the Weekday Conservation Team visited Hill Rise Local Nature Reserve in Bedford. This site had once been built on, but when the buildings were demolished, local people stepped in to save it and it ...
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Hedgelaying whatever the weather
The Bedford BTCV Weekday Conservation Team are a hardy bunch, out in all weathers to make a difference. Here are some photos from the last few months showing volunteers out enjoying themselves whilst experiencing the best of ...
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Slow Worms
900 slow worms were relocated last year to a Wildlife Trust site and 100 to Dallow Downs in Luton. The local Wildlife Trust conducted a survey here and found that some had survived the winter. It was decided they could do ...
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Ratty!
As the wind was blowing through the willows yesterday (22/03/10) at Cowslip Meadow, a small mammal was spotted by John and Katherine. Was it a rat or a water vole? I was called in to adjudicate and as I once helped release ...
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Emberton Country Park
One of the things (amongst many) BTCV volunteers can do is construct decking. Here, you can see volunteers constructing the frame for an area of decking adjacent to the (currently under rennovation) visitor centre at Emberton ...
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Well, sometimes I get them to work!
I'm not such a softie that I let the volunteers sit around not doing anything all day! I work them hard!Above: Scrub clearance at Warden Hill SSSI. This site is good for wildflowers & grasses that like nutrient poor ...
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Well, sometimes I let them rest!
I'm not such a bad person that I don't let the volunteers sit down for a while, from time to time, for a breather and to refuel.Above: Karl taking life horizontally, John A with his lunch, and Bill showing us how white his ...
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New Bradwell Park
Thursday 27th August 2009 saw the Weekday Conservation Team hay raking at New Bradwell Park in Milton Keynes. Wild flowers thrive in nutrient poor soils, therefore the grass needs cutting and removing (normally once or twice ...
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Leighton Buzzard Narrow Guage Railway
Were you at Leighton Buzzard Narrow Guage Railway(LBNGR) when BTCV helped clear a section next to the railway and plant wildflowers? Do you remember just how WET it was?It wouldn't be surprised if this was the only time a ...
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A new recruit!
Above: Our new recruit is here to help with our hedgelaying project at Cowslip meadows.Above: Showing allegiance to BTCVby wearing my BTCV badge and borrowing my hat. Above: Can you see the sun over there, well, it's the suns ...
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