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Hill Rise LNR

March 2, 2011 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: WCT, Wildflowers

Hedgelaying whatever the weather

February 10, 2011 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: BTCV, Green Corridors, Hedgelaying, Luton Borough Council, The Slipe Warden Hill, WCT

Slow Worms

June 25, 2010 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: BTCV, chalk grassland, Common Spotted Orchid, Dallow Downs, Hibernaculum, Slow Worms, WCT

Ratty!

March 23, 2010 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: Cowslip Meadow, Water Vole, WCT

Emberton Country Park

March 18, 2010 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: Decking, WCT

Well, sometimes I get them to work!

November 17, 2009 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: BTCV, Dallow Downs, Warden Hill, WCT, Wildlife Trust

Well, sometimes I let them rest!

November 17, 2009 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: Brickhill Allotments, BTCV, Toddington PP, Tree Planting, WCT

New Bradwell Park

September 2, 2009 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: Grassland, MK, New Bradwell Park, WCT

Leighton Buzzard Narrow Guage Railway

June 30, 2009 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: LBNGR, WCT, Wildflowers

A new recruit!

February 5, 2009 by Katherine

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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Filed Under: Snow, WCT

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