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Saturday – 1 August 2009 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

 

Live hedge weeding and litter picking.

 

Meet outside the old brick and flint barn adjacent to the western entrance to the Roedale allotments. Phone 07719 943237 on the day, if lost!

 

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FHBW Annual Away Day

 

Sunday – 5 July 2009 – from 10:00 AM

 

The group will travel to Small Dole near Henfield to meet with the Tottington Woodlanders, another volunteer group that manages a 13-acre woodland, using the traditional method of coppicing. Bring a picnic lunch and hope for a sunny day! We will meet at the flint barn at 10:00 AM, as usual. If you will need a lift to Small Dole, please inform our secretary Gill Taylor, so we can plan for sufficient transport. 

 

 

 

 

Who are we?

Friends of Hollingbury and Burstead Woods are a group of local people who look after two areas of woodland off Ditchling Road near Hollingbury Golf Course. The aim of the group is for people to be able to enjoy the area and for wildlife to thrive.

What we do - We meet once a month to carry out practical work in the woods, ranging from tree and hedge planting to path maintenance and litter clearance. This work is carried out under the guidance of a Brighton and Hove Park Ranger and our group’s Project Officer. 

Work sessions – On the first weekend of the month, alternating between a Saturday and a Sunday, we run work sessions from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Gloves and tools are provided and no special skills are required - just enthusiasm!  For tasks such as tree thinning and planting a new hedge, training is given.  The work is not too arduous and everyone works at their own pace. We stop mid morning for a break and a chat, with coffee, tea and biscuits provided. See the Activities page for dates and details.

 

 

 

 

 

Page last updated: 28 June 2009

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