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Completed Tasks

A record of tasks completed since January 2020.


2026
Date Site Task
Jan 6 Cabbage Hill Hedge work
13 Circle Hill Holly clearance/logging/foxglove planting
20 Lily Hill Park Clear Old Foresters Pub site + Holly/Rhody cut/burn
27 Jocks and Tinkers Copse Coppicing, Bramble Clearing and Dead Hedging
Feb 3 Nightingale Triangle Vegetation clearance, Woodchips onPath & Bird Box clean
10 Bill Hill Holly removal
17 Lily Hill Park Clearing Laurel and Rhodi around North Car Park
24 Bucklers Community Garden Planting Whips and Trees
Mar 3 The Parks Planting Whips and Rhododendron Clearance
10 Wildmoor Heath Scrub Clearance
17 Shepherds Meadow Tree Planting
24 LongHill Park Rhodie clearance, path tidy and tree planting
31 Peacock Meadow South Weeding/Mulching at Orchard and Hedge
2025
Date Site Task
Jan 7 The Parks Hazel Coppice & replace meadow Wattled fence
14 Circle Hill Holly to Cut/Burn and Tree planting
21 Farley Copse Coppicing and holly clearing
28 Nightingale Triangle Scrub Clearance
Feb 4 Lily Hill Park - Starch Copse Vegetation Clearance
11 Buckler’s Park Fire break gorse removal and dead hedge creation
18 Buckler’s Community Garden Building a dead hedge and bee bank
25 Nine Mile Ride Tree Planting
Mar 4 Buckler’s Community Garden Complete the Dead Hedge and plant a Wild Rose Hedge
11 Wildmoor Heath Boardwalk removal and path repair
18 Whitegrove Copse Fenceline removal
25 Peacock Meadows South Bee bank creation
Apr 1 Harvest Hill Boardwalk removal
8 Peacock Meadows South Chestnut Knee rail
15 Wildmoor Heath Chestnut knee rail + path repairs
22 Larks Hill Fence repairs
29 Lily Hill Park Step repair / Scrub clearance
May 6 Cabbage Hill Some fencing work plus dig up ragwort rosettes
13 Bucklers Community Garden Hedging, planting and path maintenance
20 Savernake Park Car park surfacing
27 Lily Hill Park Step Repair and Scrub Clearance
Jun 3 Bucklers Forest Bracken Bruising
10 Frost Folly Fencing and tree guards
17 Peacock Meadows South Chestnut Knee rail
24 Wildmoor Heath Bracken Bruising
Jul 1 Larks Hill Ragwort and Clearing paths/entrances
8 Lily Hill Park Finish Steps and renovate Footpaths
15 Cabbage Hill Ragwort
22 Bucklers Forest Community Garden Various Gardening tasks/Polytunnel Build/Paint tool shed
29 Bucklers Forest Bee Bank creation
Aug 5 Peacock Meadow South Ragwort
12 Bucklers Community Garden Various Gardening tasks/Polytunnel Build
19 Horseshoe Lake Himalayan Balsam pull
26 South Hill Park Amphitheatre repair and scrub removal
Sep 2 Peacock Meadow South Scything,mulching and fencing the Orchard
9 & 16 Temple Copse Coppicing, Bramble & Holly clearance
23 South Hill Park Flower bed clearing and replanting
30 Englemere Pond Scrub bashing and dead hedging
Oct 7 Newt Reserve Complete steps, clearing and dead hedges
14 Caesars Camp Scrub clearance
21 Lily Hill Park-Starch Copse Scrub Clearance
28 Farley Copse Coppicing and holly clearing
Nov 4 Shepherd Meadows Hazel coppicing and pushing back woodland
11 Lily Hill Park Willow Coppicing and Amphitheatre repairs
18 Circle Hill Holly clearing & Foxglove planting
25 Buckler’s Community Garden Dead Hedge/Polytunnel build/Signage/Weeding/New flower bed
Dec 2 Horseshoe Lake Making dead hedging/fencing on the river banks
9 Wildmoor Heath Scrub Bashing
16 Allsmoor Lane Vegetation Clearance
23 Englemere Pond Cut and Burn Reeds
30 Lily Hill Park Vegetation clearance
2024
Date Site Task
Jan 2 Lily Hill Park Vegetation Clearance
9 Nightingale Triangle Scrub Clearance
16 Bucklers Forest Gorse cutting
23 Lily Hill Park Vegetation Clearance
30 Caesars Camp Scrub cutting
Feb 6 Cabbage Hill Coppicing and dead hedge creation
13 Garth Meadows Fencing Work & Cutting back Blackthorn
20 Frost Folly Tree Fencing works
27 Wildmoor Heath Knee rail replacement & Bramble Pull
Mar 5 LilyHill Park Clearing edge of hoggin paths & Burning Laurel
12 Church Hill Park Stream Tidy and Leaky Dam creation
19 Nine Mile Ride - Maddingley Tree Planting
26 Cabbage Hill Continuing the Dead Hedge
Apr 2 South Hill Park Planting and weeding
9 Garth Meadows Hawthorn Cut, Fence repair in readiness for Cattle
16 Bucklers Forest - Fire Pond Conifer clearance and tree guard removal
23 Whitegrove Copse Ditch clearing and wet area creation
30 Horseshoe Lake Balsam Pull and Willow Fencing
May 7 Lily Hill Park Bridge Repair and Bramble Pull
14 Peacock Meadows south Chestnut knee rail build
21 Long Hill Park Thistle and ragwort pulling
28 Cabbage Hill Ragwort pulling
Jun 4 South Hill Park Planting up the borders
11 Larks Hill Fence post replacement, ragwort clearing & Plum Tree pruning
18 Bucklers Forest Bracken bruising
25 Frost Folly Tree and boundary fencing in readiness for Cattle
Jul 2 Horseshoe Lake Balsam pull
9 Peacock Meadows South Ragwort pulling
16 Lily Hill Park External Redecoration of Lodge and Gate + Brambles
23 Savernake Park Painting/clearing rails
30 Cabbage Hill Ragwort pulling
Aug 6 Wick Hill Woods Re-instate Pond & coppice/dead hedge creation
13 & 20 Bucklers Forest Install Allotment plots at the Community Garden
27 Temple Copse Coppicing
Sep 3 Frost Folly Reed clearance
10 Wykery Copse Coppicing
17 Lily Hill Park Brambles
24 Savernake Park Willow coppicing around the pond and hurdle making
Oct 1 Garth Meadows Remove fence and Hawthorn Hedge
8 Temple Copse Continue Coppicing and Holly clearance
15 Buckler’s Park Gorse Management and dead hedge maintenance
22 Circle Hill Holly and Laurel to cut and burn
29 Buckler’s Park Community Garden Growing Spaces area preparation/ Path Laying
Nov 5 Ambarrow Install new footpath
12 South Hill Park Bramble clearance
19 Circle Hill Holly and Laurel to cut and burn
26 Englemere Pond Rhododendron removal
Dec 3 Westmorland Park Pond work and vegetation clearance
10 Peacock Meadows Chestnut fencing
17 Farley Copse Coppicing, Holly & bramble clearance
2023
Date Site Task
Jan 3 Farley Copse Scrub Clearance, bramble bash and burn
10 Nightingale Crescent Scrub Clearance
17 Larks Hill Orchard pruning
24 Edmunds Green Coppicing
31 Wildmoor Heath Scrub Clearance
Feb 7 Lily Hill Park Scrub Clearance; Rehanging 5-bar gate; Orchard pruning
14 Bill Hill Rhododendron and Holly clearance
21 Wentworth Way Wood chip path and Laurel removal
28 Popes Meadow Wood chip mulch under Oaks
Mar 7 Lily Hill Park Continuing Scrub Clearance near Orchard
14 Bucklers Forest Remove Tree Guards
21 Garth Meadows Hawthorn Cut and Burn
28 Hayley Green Woods Ditch/Wetlands Work
Apr 4 South Hill Park Path Repair and Weeding
11 Snaprails Park Weed Cycle track/Shrubbery and Instal Post/Rail fence
18 Big Wood Remove Tree Guards
25 Long Hill Park Cut back Rhododendron & Weed
May 2 Lily Hill Park Path Widening and Weeding
9 Cabbage Hill Woodchipping paths plus Ragwort pull
16 Bucklers Forest Tree guard removal and conifer regeneration removal
23 Garth Meadows Pond Clearance/ Fence,Gate and Bridge Repair
30 Cabbage Hill Ragwort pull
Jun 6 Ambarrow Court Ditch digging/footpath cut-backs
13 Lily Hill Park Mulching in the Orchard
20 Peacock Meadows Knee Rail Repair and Ragwort pull
27 Long Hill Park Replace steps
Jul 4 South Hill Park Repair Amphitheatre, Remulch South Lawn Oak & Weed
11 Cabbage Hill Ragwort Pull
18 Bucklers Forest Bracken Bruising
25 Larks Hill Installing Entrance Gate Posts and signs
Aug 1 Lily Hill Park Repair Amphitheatre, Bramble/Rhodi/Holly clearance
8 Whitegrove Copse Dead Hedging
15 Horseshoe Lake Bank erosions spiling and in-filling
22 Big Wood Tree Guard removal
29 Englemere Pond Remove Birch and Pine saplings to promote Heather growth
Sep 5 Lily Hill Park Scrub Clearance
12 Bucklers Forest Tree Guard removal
19 Popes Meadow Coppicing and Holly Removal
26 The Cut opposite Garth Meadows River restoration work, woodland tidy/dead hedging
Oct 3 Lily Hill Park Planting Wildflowers
10 Westmorland Park Coppicing and Brash Bundle Creation
17 Wildmoor Heath Scrub Clearance
24 Bill Hill Rhododendron and Holly clearance
31 Englemere Pond Scrub clearance on heath, dead hedging
Nov 7 South Hill Park Cleanup around the Car Park
14 Temple Copse Coppicing and Holly Removal
21 Piggy Wood Wet woodland restoration clearing and damming
28 Bucklers Forest Rhododendron clearance
Dec 5 Lily Hill Park Tidying the North Car Park
12 Westmorland Park Coppicing
19 Wildmoor Heath Scrub Clearance
2022
Date Site Task
Jan 4 Lily Hill Park - Starch Copse Bramble/Holly clearance
11 Wildmoor Heath Gorse clearance to create firebreak
18 Wykery Copse Coppicing
25 Nightingale Crescent Scrub Clearance
Feb 1 Lily Hill Park- Starch Copse Bramble & Holly Clearance
8 Farley Copse Clearing pond of silt/duckweed and digging ditch
15 Larks Hill Orchard prune and burn
22 Whitegrove Copse Bramble pulling
Mar 1 Lily Hill Park Scrub clearance on site of Old Foresters Pub
8 Ambarrow Court Laurel/Acacia Clearance
15 Wykery Copse Coppicing
22 Caesars Camp Pine and rhody pulling
29 Cabbage Hill Ragwort pulling & Woodchip spreading
Apr 5 Lily Hill Park Repair Lychgate plus continue scrub clearance on site of Old Foresters Pub
12 Garth Meadows Pond dig
19 Frost Folly Fencing / Tree Guard removal/ Bailer twine removal
26 Englemere Pond Pine pulling / Gate repair
May 3 Lily Hill Park Continue with tidying and securing the Old Foresters Pub site
10 Peacock Meadows Clearing a pond & Ragwort pulling
17 Nine Mile Ride - Madingley Vegetation clearance & Pond creation
24 Cabbage Hill Ragwort pulling
31 Larks Rise Vegetation Clearance in the Orchard
Jun 7 Lily Hill Park Continue scrub clearance on site of Old Foresters Pub
14 Frost Folly Ragwort pulling
21 & 28 Peacock Meadows South Ragwort pulling
Jul 5 Lily Hill Park Vegetation Clearance
12 Savernake Park Railing clearing and painting
19 Task cancelled - Too hot!
26 The Parks Holly removal, path clearance and Ragwort pull
Aug 2 Lily Hill Park Brash Clearance and Erecting Fences
9 Frost Folly Reed and Ragwort pull
16 Snaprails Park Weeding
23 Tarmans Copse Coppicing and Pond dig
30 Englemere Pond Scrub bashing
Sep 6 South Hill Park Bramble Clearance in South Woods
13 Warfield FP7 Install boardwalk section across public footpath
20 Larks Hill Hawthorn clearance
27 Westmorland Park Limes pruning and dead hedging
Oct 4 South Hill Park Bramble Clearance in South Woods
11 Bucklers Forest Build Bee Banks
18 Wykery Copse Coppicing
25 Englemere Pond Scrub bashing
Nov 1 Lily Hill Park Vegetation Clearance in Starch Copse
8 Temple Copse Coppicing
15 Task cancelled - Heavy Rain
22 Whitegrove Copse Bramble pulling
29 Wildmoor Heath Scrub Control
Dec 6 Lily Hill Park Vegetation Clearance in Starch Copse
13 Tarmans Copse Tree Planting
20 Farley Copse Dam building, Bramble clearing and coppicing
2021
Date Site Task
Jan COVID Lockdown - 4 weeks cancelled
Feb COVID Lockdown - 4 weeks cancelled
Mar 2-23 COVID Lockdown - 4 weeks cancelled
Mar 30 South Hill Park Bed maintenance, path and kerb tidy and replacing path edging
Apr 6 Westmorland Park Knee rail removal, fencing work and dead hedging
13 Evenlode Way and Snaprails Park Bank Clearance and Cycle Track Maintenance
20 Whitegrove Copse Dead Hedging to protect the bluebells
27 South Hill Park Replace Path Edging; Bramble Removal; Weeding
May 4 Englemere Pond Heathland clearance/Dead hedging/Willow Hurdle making
11 School Hill Fix Pond!/Laurel & Holly sapling removal
18 Garth Pond Himalayan balsam pulling
25 Mill Lane and Babbage Way Boundary Tree work & Vegetation removal; Chestnut fencing replacement
Jun 1 Lily Hill Park Replace knee rail around veteran oak. Ivy removal from trees
8-22 Peacock Meadow 3 weeks of Ragwort Pulling
29 Cabbage Hill Bracken clearance
Jul 6 Hayley Green Wood Bramble clearance
13 Horseshoe Lake Himalayan Balsam Pulling
20 Cabbage Hill Ragwort Pulling
27 Big Wood Clearing willow and making hurdles around the pond
Aug 3 Cabbage Hill Hedgerow weeding
10 Warfield Chase Orchard and vegetation work
17 Ambarrow Court Pond digging
24 Englemere Pond Rhodie clearance
31 Farley Wood Centre Scrub Clearance around the tennis courts
Sep 7 Savernake Park Hurdle Making
14 The Parks Clearing out planting areas
21 Hayley Green Wood Vegetation pruning and bulb planting
28 Wildmoor Heath Creating Firebreak
Oct 5 Nightingale Triangle Scrub Clearance
12 Englemere Pond Rhodie clearance
19 Tinkers Copse Bramble Bashing
26 The Parks Rhododendron clearance
Nov 2 Lily Hill Park Dam building and Willow coppicing
9 Hayley Green Wood Bramble Clearance
16 Wildmoor Heath Creating Firebreak
23 Caesars Camp Gorse cut back
30 Lily Hill Park - Starch Copse Bramble Clearance
Dec 7 Temple Copse Bramble Clearance
14 The Parks Rhododendron clearance
21 Wildmoor Heath Creating Firebreak
2020
Date Site Task
Jan 7 Garth Meadows Clearing Blackthorn
14 Wykery Copse Removal of old Boardwalk, Hazel Coppicing and Hazel Screening
21 Ambarrow Court Bramble Clearance and building Stag Beetle Loggery.
28 The Chestnuts Bramble Clearance and Coppicing
Feb 4 Englemere Pond Heathland Clearance
11 Farley Copse Holly thinning
18 Nightingale Triangle Bramble Clearance
25 Wildmoor Heath Heathland Clearance
Mar 3 Peacock Meadow - West Garden & Tarmans Copses Hazel Coppicing plus Chestnut fencing construction
10 Nine Mile Ride - Madingley Rhododendron Clearance
Mar 17-31 COVID lockdown - 3 tasks cancelled
Apr COVID lockdown - 4 tasks cancelled
May COVID lockdown - 4 tasks cancelled
Jun 2-9 COVID lockdown - 2 tasks cancelled
16 South Hill Park Renovating the amphitheatre
23 & 30 South Hill Park Renovating the amphitheatre & Weeding/Mulching
Jul 7 South Hill Park and Horseshoe Lake SHP-Weeding/Mulching;HL-Removal of Himalayan Balsam
14 South Hill Park and Tarmans Copse SHP-Weeding/Mulching;TC-Fence/Sign install and dead hedging
21 Northerams Wood Repair Pond Lining. Remove fencing. Thin Sapling regrowth.
28 Horseshoe Lake Removal of Himalayan Balsam
Aug 4 Peacock Meadows South Ragwort Pulling
11 Peacock Meadows Ragwort Pulling/Bin & Sign Installation/Fencing Beehives.
18 Frost Folly and Warfield FP7 Reedmace Clearance / Replacement Gates
25 Englemere Pond Heathland Scrub Clearance
Sep 1 Cabbage Hill Reposition Gate & Bench, Install sign, Bracken clearance + AGM
8 Frost Folly Reedmace Clearance & Fencing
15 Evenlode Way, Snaprails Park and Horseshoe Lake EW-Weeding/Mulching; SP-Cycle track tidy; Horseshoe Lake-Balsam pulling
22 Englemere Pond Reed cutting & scrub bashing
29 Wykery Copse Coppicing
Oct 6 Savernake Park Coppicing and hurdle making/ and plant bed edging
13 Newt Reserve and Garth Meadows Vegetation Management
20 Westmorland Park Bug hotel/ Composter build/ Vegetation clearance
27 School Hill Step Replacement and Laurel Clearance
Nov 3 Wildmoor Heath Scrub clearance
10 Wykery Copse Coppicing
17 Whitegrove Copse Bramble pulling
24 Newt Reserve and Garth Meadows Vegetation Management
Dec 1 Farley Wood Centre Hedge Planting
8 Wildmoor Heath Scrub clearance
15 Farningham Ride Boundary & black cherry Clearance
22-29 COVID lockdown - 2 tasks cancelled