Planned work sites and tasks until the end of the quarter are shown here. The programme is renewed before the beginning of the next quarter and offers a variety of tasks, over several different sites.
Please be at the meeting point by 10.0 am ‘booted and suited’ for the task and the weather
OCTOBER
Tuesday 26 – Monkmead Wood, West Chiltington – ** Wellies essential ** – birch, bracken and rhodi pulling
Thursday 28 – Harvey’s Wood, Honeywood Lane, Okewood Hill – a bit out of the way but worth making the effort. Various woodland tasks.
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 2 – Owlbeech Wood – bracken pulling in Old Heath enclosure. Hot spot: opposite large carved bench (Ryan at First Aid course)
Thursday 4 – The Ghyll, Southwater – vegetation (and there’s a lot of it!) control. NOTE: this is a change to previously advertised site and task
Tuesday 9 – Sandgate Park, Storrington – bamboo trimming and birch pulling on the wet heathland **Wellies recommended ** Park in the Sullington Warren NT car park and we will all walk across together
Thursday 11 – Warnham LNR – birch felling, millpond Plantation
Tuesday 16 – Warnham LNR – birch felling, millpond Plantation
Thursday 18 – Owlbeech Wood – birch pulling on the heathland
Tuesday 23 – Owlbeech Wood – birch pulling on the heathland
Thursday 25 – Chesworth Farm – farm jobs (could be the llama poo again. Very good on your garden!)
Tuesday 30 – Owlbeech wood – birch thinning and bramble bashing on woodland fringe area outside Middle Heath, towards Red Route path
DECEMBER
Thursday 2 – Sandgate Park, Storrington – bamboo trimming and birch pulling on the wet heathland **Wellies recommended ** Park in the Sullington Warren NT car park and we will all walk across together
Tuesday 7 – Owlbeech wood – birch, holly, laurel and rhododendron thinning (We will be working in Leechpool wood but closer to Owlbeech car park)
Thursday 9 – Owlbeech wood – birch, holly, laurel and rhododendron thinning (We will be working in Leechpool wood but closer to Owlbeech car park)
Tuesday 14 – Owlbeech wood – birch pulling on the heathland
Thursday 16 – Owlbeech wood – pine and holly felling
Tuesday 21 – Chesworth Farm – Platt Pond ** Wellies recommended ** raking reeds and willow coppicing
Thursday 23 – NO MEETING
Tuesday 28 – NO MEETING
Thursday 30 – NO MEETING
JANUARY 2022
Tuesday 4 – Chesworth Farm – Further work at Platt Pond ** Wellies recommended ** plus alder removal in Riverside Field (see map) and moving cut reeds to compost
Thursday 6 – Owlbeech Wood – Birch pulling in Middle Heath
Note:
# Before joining a HGG task for the first time, it is essential that our Emergency Contact form is completed and an invitation received.
# We leave the meeting point at 10 am – and aim to finish work by 1.0 pm
# It is always a good idea to check the website before leaving home as work sites may be changed due to poor weather or work requirements.
Please check emails for future volunteering dates
For MEETING PLACES ON OUR USUAL SITES, click the ‘Regular Sites’ link below
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