The Avenue Country Park and Washlands Lea Wood SK386679 Access is off Mill Lane off the A61, South of The Hun- SK31805628 On street parking at Lea Bridge; meet at the Lea lock Arms pub. Parking iat the visitor centre on Mill Lane. S42 6NG. Road/Mill Lane junction bus stop. No parking in Smedley Mill during Sam Willis on 07754 683190 the week.
Alex Morley on 07815 318126 Broadhurst Edge Mike Coveney 07753 842295 A mixed woodland. Parking is at the side of the lane by a horse
paddock at the end of Castle Edge Rd (top of the hill) SK22 4Q4 North Wingfield: Sam Willis on 07754 683190 SK404643 Previously a railway siding with willow scrub and rough
grassland. Near Clay Cross on A6175, park by church & walk down Chee Dale: Sam Willis on 07754 683190 Limestone dales, crags and riverside woodland SSSI
Meet at Millers Dale station car park Postcode SK17 8SN. Peak Shopping Village, Rowsley, Matlock Julia Gow on 07761 103034 or Meet in the shopping centre car park. Postcode DE4 2JE. Steve Price 01298 814830 Matthew Robinson on 07736 308475
Chee Dale Topley Pike Priestcliffe Lees Park at layby on top of hill on A6 at Topley pike SK112724 SK140733. Meet at Millers Dale station car park Left turn on B6049
after railway bridge. Postcode SK17 8SN. Crich Chase Meadows Local nature reserve owned by National Grid . Meet at Top Hagg Julia Gow on 07761 103034 or Lane, Fritchley. Peter Faulkner on 01629732688 Alex Morley on 07815 318126 Rose End Meadows Cromford Canal SK293567 Set of small unimproved hay meadows rich in wild flow- Local Nature Reserve section between Whatstandwell and Ambergate: contact for meeting details. ers. Park in St Marks Close,, Hawthorn Drive off Cromford Hill. DE4 Alex Morley on 07815 318126 3QD. Julia Gow on 07761 103034 or Drakelow Paul Robinson on 01332 722219—10am start Wetland nature reserve in Trent valley. Access via the A38 D south of Burton on the Walton-on-Trent road. Meet at C gate SK229190. Willington Wetlands George Bird on 07384 253470 Limited parking on Meadow Lane off road to Repton. DE65 6BX George Bird on 07384 253470
Erewash Meadows Witches Oak Water Wetland nature reserve. Park at the fishing club off Aldercarr Lane, SK436295 Access to the site is via the Shardlow gravel pit slip road NG16 4HJ from the A50 (sign says quarry traffic only). Turn left and drive under the A50. Paul Harasimow 07732168942 Vic Bevan 07540 126733 Your dedication means Hadfields Quary Woodside we can make amazing SK160824 South from Hope village, past cement works Park on Contact Paul to gain access through gate either at Pit Lane, Ship- roadside where Pindale Road takes a sharp right. ley or Slack Lane, Mapperley. things happen! Sam Willis on 07754 683190 Paul Harasimow 07732 168942
Hilton Gravel Pits Wyver Lane Old gravel pits with deep open water, and woodland. Meet at Wil- SK34584909 Parking is limited at the Lane’s small car park. lowpit Lane main entrance SK 253313, off A516 Hilton to Etwall Alex Morley on 07815 318126 road. George Bird on 07384 253470
Hillbridge & Park wood Park and meet at Taxal village church SK124739 off Linglongs Road, Whaley Bridge. Reserve is a short walk away over fields.
Julia Gow on 07761 103034 North Derbyshire South Derbyshire January January
Leader Date Site Main Tasks Leader Date Site Main Tasks Paul Tuesday 7th Jan Mapperely Wood Hazel Coppicing Vic/George Tuesday 7th Witches Oak Water Island management Peter F Sunday 5th Priestcliffe Lees Scrub management Alex Thursday 9th Wyver Lane Crassula Project Sam Tuesday 7th Hadfield Quarry Scrub management on the old quarry floor Kate Saturday 11th Kirk Hallam Community Centre Creating a wildlife garden in Julia Wednesday 8th Hillbridge Wood Nest boxes. Tree planting. Fence check 07933 088196 Ring Kate for more details a day, Garden Force style Henry Thursday 9th Avenue Washlands Grassland and/or wetland management with free bacon butties! Matt Friday 10th Peak Shopping Village Drainage improvements & fencing Vic Sunday 12th Witches Oak Water Reedbed Management
Paul R Sunday 12th Rose end Meadows Grassland Management 10am start Alex Monday 13th Crich Chase Meadows Scrub management Julia Wednesday 15th Chee Dale Scrub cutting on Wormhill slopes George Tuesday 14th Willington Island management Henry Thursday 16th Avenue Country Park Installing benches and grassland management Paul Tuesday 14th Erewash Meadows Boardwalk and bridge.
Paul Wednesday 15th Erewash Meadows Boardwalk and bridge Peter F Sunday 19th Priestcliffe Lees Scrub Management Paul Thursday 16th Erewash Meadows Boardwalk and bridge Sam Tuesday 21st North Wingfield Grassland management cutting the glades Alex Thursday 16th Wyver Lane Crassula Project Julia Wednesday 22nd Rose End Meadows Grassland management Kate Saturday 18th Shipley Community Garden Building raised beds, paths Henry Thursday23rd Avenue Country Park Habitat management—possible tree planting 07933 088196 Hassock Lane, Shipley and a willow dome.
Mike Sunday 19th Lea Wood Woodland management
Steve P Sunday 26th Chee Dale Scrub management
Sam Sunday 26th Avenue Washlands Grassland management; Sidings meadows Alex Monday 20th Crich Chase Meadows Scrub management
Julia Wednesday 29th Chee Dale Scrub cutting on Wormhill slopes Paul Tuesday 21st Woodside Woodland thinning
Henry Thursday 30th Avenue Washlands Grassland and /or hedgerow management George Tuesday 21st Drakelow Spit management
Alex Thursday 23rd Lea Wood Woodland management
Alex Monday 27th Crich Chase Meadows Scrub management
Paul Tuesday 28th Woodside Woodland thinning
George Tuesday 28th Willington Reedbed Management
Alex Thursday 30th Lea Wood Woodland management
Work Parties start at 9.30 North Derbyshire South Derbyshire February February
Leader Date Site Main Tasks Leader Date Site Main Tasks
Peter F Sunday 2nd Priestcliffe Lees Grassland management George Sunday 2nd Willington Scrub management
Sam Tuesday 4th Broadhurst Edge Bird box clean/repair and coppicing
Julia Wednesday 5th Priestcliffe Lees Scrub Management Alex Monday 3rd Crich Chase Meadows Scrub management
Henry Thursday 6th Avenue Washlands Grassland management and boardwalk Paul Tuesday 4th Woodside Woodland thinning
repair Vic /George Tuesday 4th Witches Oak Water Reedbed management
Paul R Sunday 9th Rose End Meadows Grassland Management—10am start Alex Thursday 6h Cromford Canal Reed management
Julia Wednesday 12th Rose End Meadows Grassland Management Vic Sunday 9th Witches Oak Water Reedbed management
Henry Thursday13th Avenue Country Park Grassland management
Matt Friday 14th Peak Shopping Village Prep orchard nursery area Alex Monday 10th Crich Chase Meadows Scrub management
Paul Tuesday 11th Woodside Woodland thinning
Peter F Sunday 16th Priestcliffe Lees Scrub Management George Tuesday 11th Hilton Fen Management
Sam Tuesday 18th Long Clough Bird box clean and meadow management Alex Thursday 13th Cromford Canal Reed management
Julia Wednesday 19th Priestcliffe Lees Scrub Management Mike Sunday 16th Lea Wood Woodland management Henry Thursday 20th Avenue Washlands Grassland management in the Sidings Paul Tuesday 18th Woodside Woodland thinning
George Tuesday 18th Willington Reedbed management Steve P Sunday 23rd Chee Dale Scrub management
Sam Sunday 23rd Avenue Washlands Grassland management Alex Monday 24th Crich Chase Meadows Scrub management Julia Wednesday 26th Chee Dale Topley Pike Grassland Management Paul Tuesday 25th Woodside Woodland thinning Henry Thursday 27th Avenue Country Park Post and rail fencing George Tuesday 25th Spring Wood Glade management
Alex Thursday 27th Lea Wood Woodland management
Work Parties start at 9.30