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Forest Futures

Final Update
Conservation Work Updates Forest Futures Top Meadow Garden

Final Update

admin 3 years ago

We’ve not had the means to update you recently – our sincerest apologies for this – but never fear work has been carrying on (with regular photo update son fota/suslife social medias. So here is the update of the work now the project is nearing it’s end. The garden as […]

General Update
Conservation Work Updates Forest Futures Top Meadow Garden Volunteering

General Update

admin 4 years ago

We ahven’t updated in while so here is a big gallery of what we’ve been up to! Lots of balsam bashing, path clearance as the brambles sneak back in, painting, leaf prints with wax, blackberry eating and plums!

Top Meadow Racing & Invasive Species Control
Conservation Work Updates Forest Futures news Top Meadow Garden Volunteering

Top Meadow Racing & Invasive Species Control

admin 4 years ago

We had a super busy half term this week in Ten Acres with our two volunteering groups! First of all the families in top meadow garden laid down some membrane to supress the bramble roots around the apple tree and reclaim the area for the orchard. The kids loved helping […]

Volunteers continue restoration
Conservation Work Updates Forest Futures Volunteering

Volunteers continue restoration

admin 4 years ago

Volunteers continued to restore the river bank last week and clear the built up deadwood and bramble from the riverside making room for young saplings, native trees and plants. Its starting to look really beautiful and they have created another little walk through of the wooded area upon the bank.

Forest Futures Uncovers an Old Apple Tree
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Forest Futures Uncovers an Old Apple Tree

admin 4 years ago

Forest Futures volunteers continued work on Ten Acres this week and along the overgrown banks near riverbrook meadow/broadmeadow they discovered a large old apple tree deep in the overgrowth, surrounded by beautiful lilac trees previously obscured and a few wild dog roses. A stunnig hidden grove of beauty now on […]

Forest Futures continues
Conservation Work Updates Forest Futures Volunteering

Forest Futures continues

admin 4 years ago

The volunteer team over on the other side of the rea got stuck in today picking up a considerable amount of litter from the bank and clearing some more weed trees and bramble that had overrun the river. Its not really starting to take shape as a beautiful landscape again […]

Conservation Work Week 2
Conservation Work Updates Forest Futures

Conservation Work Week 2

admin 4 years ago

The volunteers were back out there again this week working on the river bank and restoring the view. Its hard work with so much overgrowth and rubbish to fight through but they are getting there slowly but surely!

Woodland Work for Forest Futures
Conservation Work Updates Forest Futures Volunteering

Woodland Work for Forest Futures

admin 4 years ago

The volunteers returned to the conservation and woodland management sessions with the new Forest Futures project funded by the National Lottery. Just like they had never been away, they got stuck in with quick and efficient work – picking up 4 bags worth of litter from the entrance to ten […]

Formerly Friends of Ten Acres

Originally set up by Sustainable Life and funded by Severn Trent Water