Author Archives: wimklaucke

A bracing morning in the fog today, but 15 volunteers turned out to cut down invasive hawthorn on the chalk downland hilltop. We got two bonfires blazing to burn the cuttings, which had to be hauled down rain-slicked slopes riddled … Continue reading →

There were 17 in the group which returned today to the bluebell wood behind Greys Court, where we have been cutting down laurel bushes and clearing brambles to encourage the bluebells to spread. Since our last visit in October on … Continue reading →

Bluebell shoots in evidence again at today’s session in Spring Wood, now in areas where our cutting down of thick holly growth over the years has brought in more light to the woodland floor. The holly stumps have re-sprouted so … Continue reading →

We took on two sessions of scrub laying along the boundary of Oak Farm, Harpsden on Thursday 9 and Saturday 11 January. The task was to cut partially through some heavy stands of hazel, blackthorn and spindle and lay the … Continue reading →

We were running the children’s Wildlife Club when I once again thought how great the stationery and other items are which were donated by members of Sonning Common Green Gym. They really have helped enormously – particularly on dark Wednesday … Continue reading →

Alternating sunshine and heavy showers on 16th January produced a wonderful rainbow as we cut scrub from the side of a footpath on a hillside at Aston Rowant. There are always wonderful views from wherever we work at Aston Rowant, … Continue reading →

We were lucky with the sunshine again for our second consecutive visit to Withymead on 2nd January. Tony led a team to build a post-and-rail fence between the car park entrance and the secondary gate to the Forest School area. … Continue reading →

Sheelagh Hill and Chris Ash married. Chris proposed to Sheelagh on the 22nd of December and she accepted! Sheelagh gave high importance to having her family at her wedding. And as 29th Dec was the last time all the family … Continue reading →

Some interesting anthills have been discovered in an area of Withymead NR beside the railway line, showing that this must once have been open chalk downland. They were lurking under a patch of enormous brambles, so one of our tasks … Continue reading →

Boxing Day session Eight Green Gymmers turned up at Flowercroft Wood on Boxing Day morning to work off the effects of turkey and Christmas pud. We worked on an open grassy slope which this summer was alive with 14 different … Continue reading →