Biodiversity Around Towns  Scheme

Biodiversity Around    Towns Scheme        

Members

Working Parties:

Our group holds regular working parties at our tree nursery site and the adjacent pond. The tasks we undertake differ with the time of year and the weather but everyone, young or old, is welcome to take part.

These sessions are a great opportunity to be out in the fresh air and to do some physical work. Everybody is free to do as much or as little work as they want or feel able to.

More importantly, this time allows us to share with others, have some fun and discuss everything under the sun. It should be noted that coffee and buns are actively encouraged, and there are rumours of mulled wine being provided for festive purposes.

Equipment Bought:

Members of the group have worked hard to secure grants which have allowed us to buy some basic equipment and enabled us to be self-sufficient in managing our site.

County Councillors Colin Spence and Jack Owen both kindly donated funds from their Locality Budgets to buy basic tools to help us clear some overgrown areas and to create nursery beds for the tree seeds and tree seedlings and to help us with the pond project.

It is our intention that, when funds allow, various members of the group will undertake training in using specialist equipment and learning traditional conservation techniques. The training, equipment and insurance cost a lot of money, so this is something for us to work towards.

Waitrose, the supermarket group, have also very kindly donated us a large bench (made entirely from re-cycled “bags for life”) to relax on between exertions!

SUPPORTING WOODLAND – B.A.T.S.

MEMBERSHIP: Membership costs £12 per annum, January to December (per annum pro rata)

DONATIONS:  If you can support our work with a donation please forward a cheque (made payable to “Woodland – BATS”) to the Treasurer, Steve Gartland, 13 Lakforth, Long

Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 9EA, Tel: 01787 880764.

Email: stevegartland@tiscali.co.uk