New Season of Evening Balsam Bashing
A new series of events making use of the long summer evenings to tackle invasive Himalayan Balsam in Elmbridge Meadows Nature Reserve.
Hope you can help!
Launching the Berrylands Green Space Visitor Survey
Today we’re launching our very first Berrylands Green Space Visitor Survey.
Tell us how you use and enjoy our local spaces and contribute suggestions & feedback to improve them!
Restarting Community Volunteering in Berrylands
With changes to virus guidelines allowing group community volunteering, over the last month we’ve been able to start running conservation events again with small groups of local volunteers.
Can You Help Water the Trees of Berrylands?
Can you help keep all the trees we’ve planted together well watered over the spring & summer?
All you’ll need to do is occassionally take some water on your daily walk.
Spring Cleaning Hogsmill Wood Nature Reserve
Giving our most hidden local wild space a spring clean after years of fly-tipping and neglect. An exciting opportunity to visit & improve a space not usually open for public access.
Rejuvinating hazel, and clearing deadwood from the stream
Hazel throughout Berrylands Nature Reserve appears to have been copiced at some stage in the past, but after years without management is now shading much of the woodland floor.
Planting a New Orchard in Berrylands Park
Local volunteers, Environment Trust Duke of Edinburgh Award students & local ecologist Alison Fure planting our second orchard, this time in Berrylands Park!
A bit of rain can’t deter volunteers from blackthorn thinning
With no such thing a bad weather, only unsuitable clothing, getting a little wet won’t put off dedicated volunteers improving Berrylands Nature Reserve.
Stirling Walk noticeboard restored, look out for events
Over a year after being dumped in the stream, the Friends group have repaired and reinstalled it, ready to share details about our upcoming activities.
A month of Balsam Bashing in Elmbridge Meadows
1 month, 6 events, 60+ volunteers, 100+ hours of balsam bashing.
One massive impact!
