James Kieft

On the morning of 8th November volunteers gathered at a very sunny nature reserve, the main focus of thier work was helping with scything and raking the orchard and rough grassland areas. Other taskes focused on included: Mulching the trees Replacing some the dead hollies Strimming and weeding around the hedging plants.

This event in May was facilitated by the Catchment Lead, Thames 21, and supported by staff from the Environment Agency who are writing a ‘Catchment Management Plan’ for the Mill Brook. It was funded by Mend the Gap (see note at end). The purpose of the event was to get a wide range of perspectives on The Mill Brook to identify issues and opportunities to see if everyone can work more collaboratively in this catchment. It was well attended with over 50 representatives from wildlife, hydrology,...

Anna Dillon, the guest speaker at our AGM in April, is part of the core team behind the Aston Nature Recovery Project in Pick’s Field. This field is the north of the bridleway between Aston and Blewbury (see photo). It is part of Blewburton Hill, being on its south side. Anna told us the background to the project. It is named after the house of the people who own the five-hectare site. The team have a fiveyear plan to improve the biodiversity of the site and have obtained some funding from...