Events

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One day clearing brambles etc to clear the stage for their snowdrop show. Hedge trimmers, loppers and pruning saws required. Two chainsaws would be good and 2 brushcutters will be available to us. Probably parking behind the house. Julia will provide break-time cake-time.

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Scrub clearance in a field behind their hanger store. Kev to lead. Please park in the first carpark on the right. Collect a parking pass, as usual. Wellies or similar advised. Bonfire only if the wind is from a southern angle, away from the local residents. Please note that there are temporary traffic lights and […]

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A day for HCS cutting gorse, brambles and birch on Netley Common with a bonfire. All power cutting tools on duty. JohnR to lead again. Brian bringing Coffee-time cakes. The work will again be near the cattle corral half way down towards keeper’s cottage. Park in the centre of the common as we did in […]

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Winter clearance work, including the removal of plants from the little pond. Two chainsaws please. Bonfire to burn everything that will burn. Parking available in the carperk of the Old Forge pub across the road.

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Scrub clearance, day 2, in a field behind their hanger store. Kev to lead. Please park in the first carpark on the right. Bring the parking pass you saved from our first day here.            Remember that the field was very wet in parts. Barry brought birthday buns.

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A day for the Southern Sites team cutting and burning gorse as we did in September. (Expect the February weather to be colder) All powered and handrolic cutting tools on duty please. Tom to lead our labours.  

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Two days of tree cutting work for River Hamble Country Park. This is to start the rotation of coppicing of the Jubilee Wood which was planted 10 years ago.  Principle task is to coppice hazel and willow to a low stool. Use small cuttings to reduce browsing of the stool by deer. Other brash to […]

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In a late change of plans we’ll be off to Royal Victoria Country Park  to install a length of stock fencing and barbed wire. Bring your fencing kit. Site policy says we should all wear high viz. Please. Enter the park via the main ANPR barrier. The road eventually turns away from the water and […]

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A day planting young whip trees. Julia has said, “I’m beginning to plan the work on the 28th February, which will be in Mingledown and Adela Copses. We had a delivery of 1500 trees on Tuesday from South Downs Park to plant in the gardens and parkland; Jonny has begun preparing Mingledown for hedge and […]