SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 14th October 2007
Note change of leader from that previously published.
Task: Scrub bashing.
Leader: Philip Allen 0118 941 0471
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). See 23rd September for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
HEATHLAKE, Crowthorne 21st October 2007
Note change of leader from that previously published.
Task: Footpath construction (weather permitting).
Leader: Philip Allen 0118 941 0471
Meet at: 10:15 at the entrance to the site off Nine Mile Ride. Grid reference 828655. Head south from Wokingham on the A321 the Sandhurst Road. At a double roundabout turn left onto Nine Mile Ride (B3430) and the site is on the right after half a mile.
Userbody: Wokingham District Council Countryside Service.
PADWORTH COMMON 28th October 2007
Task: Scrub bashing.
Leader: Nigel Mason-Flucke 01252 835919
Meet at: 10-15am at the car park (Grid reference SU619648). See 30th September for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
TBA, BRACKNELL 4th November 2007
Task: TBA.
Leader: Richard Coles 0118 976 0580
Meet at: Contact Richard for directions.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 11th November 2007
Task: Scrub bashing. This is Aimee's first task as leader, so a good turnout is wanted!
Leader: Aimee Dale 0796 878 7080
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). Snelsmore Common country park is located north of Newbury along the B4494 road from Donnington to Wantage. The entrance is sign posted from the road opposite the entrance to Mary Hare Grammar School.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
DECOY HEATH, Aldermaston 18th November 2007
Task location confirmed.
Task: TBA.
Leader: Richard Coles 0118 976 0580 (daytime)
Meet at: 10-15am at the reserve car park (Grid reference SU614635). Head west along the A4 from Junction 12 of the M4 for approximately 3 miles. Just before you get to the roundabout at the junction of the A4 and A340 turn left into a minor road signposted towards Padworth. Follow this road for approximately 2 miles to Padworth Common. Instead of turning into the Padworth Common car park, turn right at the T junction towards Tadley. In about half a mile, at the roundabout, turn left towards Silchester. The reserve carpark is on the right in about 200m.
Userbody: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
PADWORTH COMMON 25th November 2007
Task: Scrub bashing.
Leader: Nigel Mason-Flucke 01252 835919
Meet at: 10-15am at the car park (Grid Ref SU619648). See 28th October for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
JOCK'S COPSE, Warfield, Bracknell 2nd December 2007
Task: Coppicing.
Leader: Aimee Dale 0796 878 7080
Meet at: 10-15am at the site (Grid Ref SU857704). This is the southernmost of the two woods on Boltons Lane Lane, Warfield. Alternatively park in the car park at Jock's Lane recreation ground and walk across to the wood to the north.
Details of the site Info on the site
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
YATELEY COMMON, Yateley 9th December 2007
Note change of leader from that previously published.
Task: TBA.
Leader: Nigel Mason-Flucke 01252 835919
Meet at: Meet at: 10:15 at the site. There are several car parks along the A30 & Cricket Hill Lane, so contact Neil for directions if you are making your own way to site.
Userbody: Hampshire County Council.
GREENHAM COMMON, Newbury 16th December 2007
Note change of leader from that previously published.
Task: Scrub bash - fire and mulled wine.
Leader: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528 / 0793 225 8788
Meet at: 10:15 at the site. This is a LARGE site, so contact the leader for details if you are planning on making your own way to site.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
MOOR COPSE, Tidmarsh 23rd December 2007
Note - change of venue from that previously published.
Task: Coppicing.
Leader: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528 / 0793 225 8788
Meet at: 10:15 in the car park on the A340 between Theale and Pangbourne. Grid reference SU633738. Heading north, the entrance to the car park is on the right about 200m north of the motorway bridge.
Userbody: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 30th December 2007
Task: Scrub bashing.
Leader: David Fiddes 0780 191 7104
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). See 11th November for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
WILDMOOR, Crowthorne 6th January 2008
Task: Scrub clearance.
Leader: Nigel Mason-Flucke 01252 835919
Meet at: 10:15 in the car park on the road heading south towards Sandhurst from Crowthorne. Grid reference SU838630. Heading south, as you leave the built up area, the road bends to the left, & goes into a dip. The entrance to the car park is signed on your left.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 13th January 2008
Task: Scrub clearance.
Leader: Richard Coles 0118 976 0580 (daytime)
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). See 30th December for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
LONGHILL PARK, BRACKNELL 20th January 2008
Note - change of leader from that previously published.
Task: Hedge clearance.
Leader: Peter Harrison 0118 950 9276
Meet at: 10:15 in the car park on Longhill Road, Winkfield, Bracknell (Grid Ref: SU894694). Heading east from Bracknell along the A329 you come to a roundabout with the B3430. Turn left here into Longhill Road. The car park is on the left in about 500m.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
JOCK'S COPSE, BRACKNELL 27th January 2008
Note - correction to directions from that previously published.
Task: Coppicing.
Leader: Richard Coles 0118 976 0580 (daytime)
Meet at: 10:15 in the Jock's Lane Recreation Ground car park on Jocks Lane, Bracknell (Grid Ref: SU857704). Heading north out of Bracknell on the B3018, Jock's Lane is on the left.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
PADWORTH COMMON 3rd February 2008
Task: Scrub clearance.
Leader: Nigel Mason-Flucke 01252 835919
Meet at: 10-15am at the car park (Grid reference SU619648). Head west along the A4 from Junction 12 of the M4 for approximately 3 miles. Just before you get to the roundabout at the junction of the A4 and A340 turn left into a minor road signposted towards Padworth. Follow this road for approximately 2 miles. The car park is on the right just before you reach the T junction with the Burghfield Common to Tadley Road.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 10th February 2008
Task: Scrub bashing.
Leader: Richard Coles 0118 976 0580 (daytime)
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). See 30th December for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
YATELEY COMMON, Yateley 17th February 2008
Task: Footpath work.
Leader: Aimee Dale 0796 878 7080
Meet at: Meet at: 10:15 at the site. There are several car parks along the A30 & Cricket Hill Lane, so contact the leader for directions if you are making your own way to site.
Userbody: Hampshire County Council.
WHITEGROVE COPSE, BRACKNELL 24th February 2008
NOTE - Change of venue from that previously advertised.
Task: Coppicing / dead hedging.
Leader: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528 / 0793 225 8788
Meet at: 10:15am at Whitegrove Copse (Grid ref: SU878702). From the Met Office roundabout in Bracknell, head northeast on Park Road. Straight across the first roundabout and then left at the next roundabout onto Harvest Ride. Go past the site on the left, and turn left into Top Common. The entrance is down here on the left, just after a chicane in the road. Park considerately!
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
PADWORTH COMMON 2nd March 2008
NOTE - Its Reading Half Marathon today, so there won't be a station pickup due to the road closures in the town centre. Meet us at the tool store at Edenham Crescent, or on site.
Task: Scrub clearance.
Leader: Peter Harrison 0118 950 9276
Meet at: 10-15am at the car park (Grid reference SU619648). Head west along the A4 from Junction 12 of the M4 for approximately 3 miles. Just before you get to the roundabout at the junction of the A4 and A340 turn left into a minor road signposted towards Padworth. Follow this road for approximately 2 miles. The car park is on the right just before you reach the T junction with the Burghfield Common to Tadley Road.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 9th March 2008
Task: Scrub bashing.
Leader: Aimee Dale 0796 878 7080
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). Snelsmore Common country park is located north of Newbury along the B4494 road from Donnington to Wantage. The entrance is sign posted from the road opposite the entrance to Mary Hare Grammar School.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
PINEWOOD, Crowthorne 16th March 2008
Task: Rhododendron clearance.
Leader: Peter Harrison 0118 950 9276
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU840660). Head west from the junction of the A3095 and B3430 (Nine Mile Ride) south of Bracknell. At the next roundabout turn right. In about 200m turn left into the site. Park in the carpark, and follow the arrows to the worksite (somewhere in the woods behind the leisure centre buildings and allotments). Take care crossing the (minature) railway if the steam trains are running!
Userbody: Wokingham Without Parish Council.
YATELEY COMMON, Yateley 23rd March 2008
Task: Footpath work.
Leader: TBA
Meet at: Meet at: 10:15 at the site. There are several car parks along the A30 & Cricket Hill Lane, so contact the leader for directions if you are making your own way to site.
Userbody: Hampshire County Council.
SAVERNAKE PARK, BRACKNELL 30th March 2008
NOTE - The clocks go forward one hour on Saturday night.
Task: Holly clearance.
Leader: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528 / 0793 225 8788
Meet at: 10:15am at the site on Savernake Way, Bracknell (Grid ref: SU886678). From the Coral Reef roundabout at the junction of the A322 and B3430, head north on the B3430 towards Martin's Heron. Go straight across the first roundabout, and turn left at the next roundabout into Savernake Way. The site is on this road.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
PINEWOOD, Crowthorne 6th April 2008
Task: Rhododendron clearance.
Leader: David Fiddes 0780 191 7104
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU840660). See 16th March for details.
Userbody: Wokingham Without Parish Council.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 13th April 2008
Task: Scrub bashing or path work (season dependant).
Leader: TBA
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). See 9th March for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
ENGLEMERE POND, Bracknell 20th April 2008
Task: Removing / replacing a boardwalk.
Leader: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528 / 0793 225 8788
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU900683). The car park is on the B3017 just north of the humpback railway bridge.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
POPES MEADOW, BRACKNELL 27th April 2008
Task: Relaying woodchip / vegetation clearance.
Leader: Nigel Mason-Flucke 01252 835919
Meet at: 10:15am at the site on St. Marks Road, Binfield (Grid ref: SU845700). From the Coppid Beech roundabout on the A329(M), head east on the B3408. Go straight across the roundabout and turn left at the traffic lights into St. Marks Road. The site is on the left.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
YATELEY COMMON, Yateley 4th May 2008
Task: Footpath work.
Leader: Peter Harrison 0118 950 9276
Meet at: Meet at: 10:15 at the site. There are several car parks along the A30 & Cricket Hill Lane, so contact the leader for directions if you are making your own way to site.
Userbody: Hampshire County Council.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 11th May 2008
Task: Footpath work.
Leader: Richard Coles 0118 976 0580
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). Snelsmore Common country park is located north of Newbury along the B4494 road from Donnington to Wantage. The entrance is sign posted from the road opposite the entrance to Mary Hare Grammar School.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
WARFIELD MEMORIAL GROUND, BRACKNELL 18th May 2008
Task: Footpath work.
Leader: Aimee Dale 0796 878 7080
Meet at: 10:15am at the site - Warfield Memorial Ground, Osborne Lane , Newell Green , Warfield, Bracknell (Grid Reference SU873714). From the crossroads by the Plough and Harrow pub at the junction of the A3095 and B3034, head north on the minor road (Osborne Lane), and the car park is on the left.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
EDMUNDS GREEN, WARFIELD, BRACKNELL 25th May 2008
Task: Vegetation clearance, constructing a couple of stag beetle loggeries and possibly
some wildflower planting.
Leader: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528 / 0793 225 8788
Meet at: 10:15am at the site entrance off Jigs lane South, opposite Innings Lane.
Userbody: Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
YATELEY COMMON, Yateley 1st June 2008
Task: Footpath work.
Leader: Neil Frankum 0118 975 1528 / 0793 225 8788
Meet at: Meet at: 10:15 at the site. There are several car parks along the A30 & Cricket Hill Lane, so contact the leader for directions if you are making your own way to site.
Userbody: Hampshire County Council.
SNELSMORE COMMON, Newbury 8th June 2008
Task: Bracken bashing.
Leader: Aimee Dale 0796 878 7080
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU463710). See 11th May for directions.
Userbody: West Berkshire District Council.
POUND COPSE, Arborfield 15th June 2007
Task: Bench making.
Leader: Richard Coles 0118 976 0580
Meet at: 10:00 at Grid Reference 751673. Follow the Shinfield Road (A327) south out of Reading. Cross the M4, pass through Shinfield village, and bear left at the mini-roundabout past the ESSO petrol station. Half a mile after crossing the River Loddon turn right into Greensward lane opposite the signpost to Swallowfield. Pound Copse is 100m on the right.
Userbody: Arborfield Parish Council
PINEWOOD, Crowthorne 22nd June 2008
Task: Stream clearance.
Leader: Peter Harrison 0118 950 9276
Meet at: 10:15 at the site (Grid Ref SU840660). Head west from the junction of the A3095 and B3430 (Nine Mile Ride) south of Bracknell. At the next roundabout turn right. In about 200m turn left into the site. Park in the carpark, and follow the arrows to the worksite (somewhere in the woods behind the leisure centre buildings and allotments). Take care crossing the (miniature) railway if the steam trains are running!
Userbody: Wokingham Without Parish Council.
YATELEY COMMON, Yateley 29th June 2008
Task location confirmed.
Task: Footpath work.
Leader: Nigel Mason-Flucke 01252 835919
Meet at: 10:15am at the site. Contact the leader for details.
Userbody: Hampshire County Council.