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Recent
work sessions – Hollingbury Rise West
Our
major project during the 2009 – 2010 winter was to
create a hedge along the edge of Hollingbury Wood where it abuts Hollingbury
Rise West. A ‘dead hedge’ or woven fence was put in place, mostly using
materials from our woods, and a row of young trees and shrubs was planted
on either side of it, sheltered by tree guards. We thank the Woodland Trust
for a grant that enabled us to purchase the trees.
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The
site is quite prominent, and our work has attracted much favourable comment
– and new volunteers as well. The work session in February 2010 included 11
newcomers, and all-time record! We hope that with the area now decidedly
smarter there will be a marked decrease in the amount of litter which has
been disfiguring it in recent years.
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Our
territory is extended
The
boundaries of FHBW woods have not, we think, ever been formally
defined. However, in practice we have taken the road to the Golf
Clubhouse as marking the northern limit of Hollingbury Woods, and we have
not been active beyond the east-west path at the northern end of Burstead
Woods. In both cases there is woodland to the north which forms
a natural extension of our traditional territory. We now have
authority to manage these two further areas, and look forward to developing
suitable plans for them.
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Working
with schools
A
great deal of preparation by our publicity officer, Brenda Pollack, and our
Ranger, Dominic Franklin, preceded visits to the woods by children from
Downs Junior School in October 2011. This was the third year that FHBW has
worked with Downs Junior School.
Classroom
sessions were held beforehand, involving teachers, teaching assistants, and
FHBW members, so the children had some sense of what to expect and to look
for. All reports have been that the sessions were highly successful.
This
is an exciting area of activity for the group and we are keen to make use
of the skills or time of any members who are interested in such work.
If you have, or would like to develop, experience in this area, please do
contact us. Tel 01273 553044 or email pollack.brenda@yahoo.co.uk
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FHBW
Newsletter
The
friends group produces a newsletter twice a year – spring and autumn. These
newsletters are printed and delivered to all members. The newsletters are also
available online. If you would prefer NOT
to receive the paper copy of the newsletter, please let us know by emailing
mailto:info@fhbw.org.uk
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Autumn 2010 Newsletter
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Spring 2011 Newsletter
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Children
policy
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It
has been delightful in recent months to welcome more parents with children
to work sessions. With safety a priority, please note that our policy
on children attending work sessions is that it has to remain the
responsibility of the accompanying parent or other adult to ensure that
children are safe at all times, in respect both of their own activities and
keeping a prudent distance from the activities of others. Looking
after their children may well limit the contribution of the parent to a
workday, but the Friends of Hollingbury and Burstead Woods cannot, and does
not, accept responsibility for the welfare of children during work
sessions. Please let us know if you have suggestions which would
further improve our workdays so far as children are concerned.
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