Author Archives: wimklaucke

On 22nd August the SCGG installed an oak bench at Greys Court in memory of Jules Thomson, first Chairman of Sonning Common Green Gym. We have held work sessions at Greys Court ever since we began in 1998, and it … Continue reading →

Our latest visit to Dunsden Church entailed cutting back overgrown trees and preparing a section of hedge for a future hedge-laying session. The cuttings were hauled to the fire trailer in large sacks. Julia, 31/8/2013

At our previous sessions here we’ve cleared a sizeable area to the right of the foot path, which has produced a fine display of bluebells and is now covered in low brambles.  These will produce flowers and fruit, valuable food for wildlife. Today … Continue reading →

We saw many different wild flowers today in Gillott’s Field, including pyramidal orchids and bee orchids. The field also contains a lot of ragwort which will be partly controlled by mowing. The sections containing the orchids will not be mown, … Continue reading →

Several tasks awaited us at Withymead today, including weaving safety barriers each side of the path over the sluice from the inlet to the Loddon lily area. We pulled large quantities of nettles from the woodland before they spread seed … Continue reading →

A re-think on the new lay-out for sheep-handling pens by Hill Farm meant that we unfortunately had to take out today the gate post we had installed only last time! However, to save us digging out all that well-tamped earth … Continue reading →

In very nice weather we are placing 3 gates along the edge of the football fields at Bishopswood. A good opportunity to use both muscle and brain. A hanging post and gate was already in place, we managed to complete … Continue reading →

At our latest session here 11 volunteers were involved in various tasks to do with the children’s play area by Rocky Lane. The new path was smoothed out with mattocks to remove tree roots and other obstacles, and branches cut … Continue reading →

Green Broom Wood was further tidied up today. The day was perfect for a good workout with the sun appearing every now and then, while the temperature stayed nice and cool. Green Broom Wood was very green this morning with … Continue reading →

At Aston Rowant Nature Reserve today we worked on a revamp of the sheep handling pens close to the entrance by Hill Farm. 11 of us split into groups to remove a fence section, widen the access for lorries by … Continue reading →