Practical Conservation Days April-June 2018

Joining Instructions: Contact details • To book your place, please text the event leader at least the To be added to the weekly update email (county- day before with your name. wide) or to register as a volunteer, contact the SWT • Arrive promptly – it is often difficult to find the work area. Volunteering Team: • Wear suitable outdoor clothing (old trousers, long sleeve top) Online: surreywildlifetrust.org/volunteering and stout footwear or wellies. Online: surreywildlifetrust.org/volunteering • Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible Email: [email protected] adult. Those aged16 – 18 must have formal consent Call: 01483 795464 (form at surreywildlifetrust.org/volunteering) Information correct at time of publication. Conservation • Take plenty to drink and a packed lunch. days might change due to unforeseen circumstances. • Insurance cover is provided by Wildlife Trust. For amendments and additional entries, visit • No dogs allowed unless permission is given by the leader. surreywildlifetrust.org/whats-on.

Conservation day information: Listed postcodes are an approximate location only. Many reserves are isolated and some have limited or no parking. Weekday conservation days run from 10am - 3pm approx. For most days, volunteers must make their own way to site. On Wednesdays, volunteers in the East of Surrey, meet at the Bothy car park ( - RH5 6DN, TQ 170 540) at 9.15am for a lift by minibus or make their own way to site for 10am (entries shaded if transport available). Weekend conservation days run from 10am - 3pm (or 4pm if stated). Volunteers need to make their own way to site.

APRIL – Maintain steps and run-offs to improve access. Jon Gardner, 2 MON EASTER MONDAY 10 TUES 07968 832501. Main car park. Car park off B2128. Grid ref: TQ 015 464. Nearest THUNDRY MEADOWS – Fence maintenance postcode: GU5 0PR for conservation grazing, to maintain the condition of the wet grassland for PARK – Cutting back along park 3 TUES associated flora and fauna. Jon Gardner, boundary to make the footpath safer for 07968 832501. Puttenham Top car park for local visitors. Ross Packman, 07968 832504. collection by minibus. Grid ref: SU 919 461. Park down track off A24. Grid ref: TQ 192 587. Nearest postcode: GU3 1BE Nearest postcode: KT21 1LE – Removing tree 11 WED BAROSSA – Livestock fencing survey and guards to promote healthy hedge growth maintenance within the Barossa Range and popping invading scrub whips to Danger Area. 2 Days advance notice of 4 WED improve the calcareous grassland. Jon attendance. Ben Habgood, 07891 850882. Gardner, 07968 832501. Lay-by on End of Kings Ride. Grid ref: SU 876 622. Springbottom Lane. Grid ref: TQ 318 535. Nearest postcode: GU15 4JE Nearest postcode: RH1 4QZ PAPERCOURT MARSHES – Bare – Fence maintenance ground creation to provide habitat for for conservation grazing, to maintain invertebrates and pioneer plant species. the condition of the wet grassland for 12 THURS 5 THURS Suzie Robson, 07968 832507. Layby associated flora and fauna. Suzie Robson, o n Ta n n e r y L a n e . G r i d r e f : T Q 0 3 6 5 6 1 . 07968 832507. Gorsewood Road. Grid ref: Nearest postcode: GU23 6JX SU 968 575. Nearest postcode: GU21 8XG PUTTENHAM COMMON – Path – Making bird boxes to provide maintenance to improve access. Suzie additional nesting habitat. Jon Gardner, 16 MON Robson, 07968 832507. Puttenham 07968 832501. Site entrance on A240. Grid Top car park. Grid ref: SU 919 461. ref: TQ 227 609. Nearest postcode: KT17 3BZ Nearest postcode: GU3 1BE 9 MON PUTTENHAM COMMON – Path maintenance to improve access. Suzie Robson, 07968 832507. Puttenham Top car park. Grid ref: SU 919 461. Nearest postcode: GU3 1BE

Page 1. THUNDRY MEADOWS – Infrastructure MAY repairs to improve access and clearing BROADSTREET COMMON – Clearing around dip wells to enable monitoring of overgrown vegetation along footpaths. Jon 17 TUES water levels. Jon Gardner, 07968 832501. 1 TUES Gardner, 07968 832501. Salt Box Road car Puttenham Top car park for collection park for minibus to site. Grid ref: SU 981 529. by minibus. Grid ref: SU 919 461. Nearest Nearest postcode: GU3 3LH. postcode: GU3 1BE INHOLMS CLAYPIT – Maintaining paths NORBURY PARK – Erecting deer ex- and steps to improve access. Suzie Robson, closures to monitor browsing pressure. Ross 07968 832507. End of Holmbury Drive. Grid 18 WED Packman, 07968 832504. The Bothy at ref: TQ 175 474. Nearest postcode: RH5 4TU 9.45am. (follow signs for Thor’s Paws). Grid 2 WED ref: TQ 170 540. Nearest postcode: RH5 6DN – Fence line and infrastructure maintenance/survey. Ben PAPERCOURT MEADOWS – Fence Habgood, 07891 850882. End of Bracknell repairs to allow for conservation grazing, Road. Grid ref: SU 890 623. Nearest maintaining the condition of the wet postcode: GU15 4BE 19 THURS grassland for associated flora and fauna. Suzie Robson, 07968 832507. Send – Erecting electric business centre, Tannery Lane. Grid ref: TQ fencing to allow for conservation grazing, 029 562 Nearest postcode: GU23 7EF maintaining the condition of the heathland 3 THURS for associated flora and fauna. Jon Gardner, ELSTEAD COMMON – Erecting electric 07968 832501. Jubilee Mount car park. Grid fencing to allow for conservation grazing, ref: SU 971 644. Nearest postcode: GU24 maintaining the condition of the humid 8TP heathland for associated flora and fauna. 23 MON Leader TBC. Military access track off of 7 MON BANK HOLIDAY Thursley Road, first left after 40mph sign coming out of Elstead. Grid ref: SU 903 423. – Removing Nearest postcode: GU8 6EA fencing and installing infrastructure to TUES improve access on site. Jon Gardner, 8 WHITMOOR COMMON – Erecting electric 07968 832501. Jolly Farmer car park on fencing to allow for conservation grazing, B u r d e n s h o t t R o a d . G r i d r e f : S U 9 8 7 5 4 2 . maintaining the condition of the heathland 24 TUES Nearest postcode: GU3 3RN. for associated flora and fauna. Jon Gardner, 07968 832501. Salt Box Road car park. Grid NORBURY PARK – Erecting deer ex- ref: SU 981 529. Nearest postcode: GU3 3LH. closures to monitor browsing pressure and clearing back footpaths. Suzie Robson, HACKHURST DOWN – Fence repairs for 07968 832507. The Bothy car park at 9.45am conservation grazing, maintaining the (follow signs for Thor’s Paws). Grid ref: TQ 170 condition of the calcareous grassland for 540. Nearest postcode: RH5 6DN. associated flora and fauna. Ross Packman, 9 WED 07968 832504. The Bothy car park at 9.15am POORS ALLOTMENT – Fence line (follow signs for Thor’s Paws). Grid ref: TQ and infrastructure maintenance/ 170 540. Nearest postcode: RH5 6DN. Please 25 WED survey. Ben Habgood, 07891850882. note there is no parking at Hackhurst. At the end of Bracknell Road. Meet at m i l i t a r y b a r r i e r. G r i d r e f : S U 8 9 0 6 2 3 . POORS ALLOTMENT – Fence line and Nearest postcode: GU15 4BE infrastructure maintenance/survey. Ben Habgood, 07891 850882. End of Bracknell CHOBHAM COMMON – Cutting back Road. Grid ref: SU 890 623. Nearest overgrown vegetation along footpaths/ postcode: GU15 4BE maintaining paths and steps to improve 10 THURS access. Jon Gardner, 07968 832501. BISLEY COMMON – Erecting electric Roundabout car park. Grid ref: SU 965 649. fencing to allow for conservation grazing, Nearest postcode: GU24 8TL maintaining the condition of the heathland for associated flora and fauna. Ross 26 THURS BRICKWORKS – Site Packman, 07968 832504. Car park off of maintenance. Ross Packman, 07968 13 SUN Shaftesbury Road for minibus to site. Grid 832504. Car park on Mulberry Place. Grid ref: ref: SU 949 595. Nearest postcode: GU24 TQ 203 425. Nearest postcode: RH5 5DN 9EP

ELSTEAD COMMON – Erecting electric fencing to allow for conservation grazing, maintaining the condition of the humid heathland for associated flora and fauna. 30 MON Suzie Robson, 07968 832507. Military access track off of Thursley Road, first left after 40mph sign coming out of Elstead. Grid ref: SU 903 423. Nearest postcode: GU8 6EA

Page 2. PRIEST HILL – Site walk and info gathering ST MARTHA’S HILL – Cutting back (including photos) of historic management overgrown vegetation along footpaths. around site (refugia, ponds, bare ground 29 TUES Ross Packman, 07968 832504. Halfpenny etc.) and butterfly transect walk pm (weather Lane car park. Grid ref: TQ 022 484. Nearest dependent). Jon Gardner, 07968 832501. postcode: GU4 8PZ Site entrance on A240. Grid ref: TQ 227 609. 14 MON Nearest postcode: KT17 3BZ NORBURY PARK – Bare ground creation to provide habitat for invertebrates and pioneer PUTTENHAM COMMON – Clearing plant species. Suzie Robson, 07968 832507. overgrown vegetation along footpaths. Suzie The Bothy at 9.45am (follow signs for Robson, 07968 832507. Puttenham Top car Thor’s Paws). Grid ref: TQ 170 540. Nearest park. Grid ref: SU 919 461. Nearest postcode: postcode: RH5 6DN 30 WED GU3 1BE - Site infrastructure CHINTHURST HILL – Cutting back installation and litter pick. Ben Habgood, overgrown vegetation along rights of way 07891850882. Gordon’s School roundabout 15 TUES to improve access. Jon Gardner, 07968 car park (yellow height barrier) Grid ref: SU 832501. Car park off B2128. Grid ref: TQ 015 941 613. Nearest postcode: GU24 9PZ. 464. Nearest postcode: GU5 0PR MANOR FARM – TBC. Jon Gardner, 07968 HOLMETHORPE LAGOON – Controlling 31 THURS 832501. Grid ref: TQ 069 160. Nearest burdock onsite to improve the biodiversity of postcode: KT14 7RP the wetland. Suzie Robson, 07968 832507. Car park on Nutfield Road. Grid ref: TQ 295 517. Nearest postcode: RH1 2ND JUNE 16 WED POORS ALLOTMENT – Fence line and PRIEST HILL – Invasives search and destroy! infrastructure maintenance/survey. Ben Jon Gardner, 07968 832501. Site entrance Habgood, 07891 850882. End of Bracknell on A240. Grid ref: TQ 227 609. Nearest Road. Grid ref: SU 890 623. Nearest postcode: KT17 3BZ postcode: GU15 4BE 4 MON CUCKNELL’S WOOD – Bracken control to PAPERCOURT MARSHES – Bare ground improve biodiversity in the woodland. Suzie creation to provide habitat for invertebrates Robson, 07968 832507. Entrance on Stroud and pioneer plant species. Jon Gardner, Lane, car share if possible. Grid ref: TQ 040 17 THURS 07968 832501. Layby on Tannery Lane. Grid 430. Nearest postcode: GU5 0ST ref: TQ 036 561. Nearest postcode: GU23 6JX BROADSTREET COMMON – Erecting electric fencing to allow for conservation grazing, RODBOROUGH COMMON – TBC. Suzie maintaining the condition of the heathland Robson, 07968 832507. Car park off 5 TUES for associated flora and fauna. Ross 21 MON Portsmouth Road. Grid ref: SU 939 418. Packman, 07968 832504. Salt Box Road car Nearest postcode: GU8 5BL park for minibus to site. Grid ref: SU 981 529. Nearest postcode: GU3 3LH RICKFORD COMMON – Infrastructure maintenance and repairs to improve the NORBURY PARK – Erecting deer ex-closures safety and accessibility of the site for the to monitor browsing pressure and also 22 TUES cutting back along footpaths. Jon Gardner, public. Ross Packman, 07968 832504. Jolly 6 WED Farmer car park for minibus to site. Grid ref: 07968 832501. The Bothy at 9.45am. (Follow SU 987 542. Nearest postcode: GU3 3RN. signs for Thor’s Paws). Grid ref: TQ 170 540. Nearest postcode: RH5 6DN – Cutting back overgrown vegetation along rights of way to improve WISLEY COMMON – Controlling piri piri access on site. Suzie Robson, 07968 weed to meet HLS invasives targets. Ross 23 WED 832507. The Bothy car park at 9.15am (follow 7 THURS Packman, 07968 832504. Old car park on signs for Thor’s Paws). Grid ref: TQ 170 540. track to Pond Farm. Grid ref: TQ 074 587. Nearest postcode: RH5 6DN Nearest postcode: GU23 6QS

BISLEY COMMON – Erecting electric THUNDRY MEADOWS – Controlling fencing to allow for conservation grazing, Himalayan balsam to improve biodiversity of riparian habitat. Suzie Robson, 07968 maintaining the condition of the heathland 11 MON 24 THURS for associated flora and fauna. Jon Gardner, 832507. Royal Common entrance on B3001 07968 832501. Car park off of Shaftesbury for minibus to site. Grid ref: SU 921 432. Road for minibus to site. Grid ref: SU 949 Nearest postcode: GU8 6LA 595. Nearest postcode: GU24 9EP WHITMOOR COMMON – Erecting electric NUTFIELD MARSH – Wetland management. fencing to allow for conservation grazing, Simon Elson, 01737 242644. Car park off maintaining the condition of the heathland 27 SUN Nutfield Road, between the roundabout to 12 TUES for associated flora and fauna. Ross Watercolour and Fordbridge. Grid ref: TQ 295 Packman, 07968 832504. Salt Box Road car 517. Nearest postcode: RH1 3HH park. Grid ref: SU 981 529. Nearest postcode: GU3 3LH. 28 MON BANK HOLIDAY

Page 3. – Controlling Himalayan WHITMOOR COMMON – Controlling balsam and cutting vegetation to improve Himalayan balsam to improve biodiversity biodiversity of riparian habitat. Jon Gardner, of riparian habitat. Ross Packman, 26 TUES 13 WED 07968 832501. Bothy at 9.15am. (Follow 07968 832504. Jolly Farmer car park, on signs for Thor’s Paws). Grid ref: TQ 170 540. Burdenshott Road. Nearest postcode: GU3 Nearest postcode: RH5 6DN. Limited parking 3RN. Grid ref: SU 987 542 on site. PAPERCOURT MARSHES – Controlling BISLEY COMMON – Erecting electric invasive plants to improve biodiversity of the fencing to allow for conservation grazing, habitat. Jon Gardner, 07968 832501. Bothy maintaining the condition of the heathland at 9.15am. (Follow signs for Thor’s Paws). Grid for associated flora and fauna. Ross ref: TQ 170 540. Nearest postcode: RH5 6DN 14 THURS Packman, 07968 832504. Car park off of 27 WED Shaftesbury Road for minibus to site. Grid BRENTMOOR HEATH – Public rights of way ref: SU 949 595. Nearest postcode: GU24 maintenance and resurfacing. Ben Habgood, 9EP 07891 850882. Gordon’s School roundabout car park (yellow height barrier) Grid ref: SU ROYAL COMMON – Controlling bracken 941 613. Nearest postcode: GU24 9PZ to improve biodiversity of the heathland and acid grassland. Suzie Robson, 07968 CHOBHAM COMMON – Erecting electric 18 MON 832507. Royal Common entrance on B3001 fencing to allow for conservation grazing, for minibus to site. Grid ref: SU921 432. maintaining the condition of the heathland Nearest postcode: GU8 6LA 28 THURS for associated flora and fauna. Ross Packman, 07968 832504. Monument car – Cutting back overgrown park. Grid ref: SU964 654. Nearest postcode: vegetation along footpaths and controlling SL5 0HY Bryony to improve biodiversity of the 19 TUES calcareous grassland. Ross Packman, 07968 832504. Shere Road car park. Grid ref: TQ 084 514. Nearest postcode KT24 6EP Other regular practical conservation days: HILL PARK – Controlling invasive plants to improve biodiversity of calcareous grassland. (please check with the event leader if there is space beforehand 20 WED Jon Gardner, 07968 832501. Lay-by on as these groups are often fully booked). Chestnut Avenue. Grid ref: TQ417 559 WESTFIELD COMMON VOLUNTEERS Nearest postcode: TN16 2DG 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, habitat management and maintenance of Westfield Common. 9.30am – 12.30pm. Paul Ritchie PAPERCOURT MEADOWS – Controlling 07891 514574 or email [email protected] Himalayan balsam to improve biodiversity of riparian habitat. Ross Packman, 07968 21 THURS 832504. Send business centre, Tannery Every Wednesday, habitat management and maintenance of Lane. Grid ref: TQ 029 562 Nearest postcode: education reserve. 10am-3.30pm. Car park on Mill Way, nearest GU23 7EF postcode KT22 8QA. Roger Granby, 01372 379509 or email [email protected] NUTFIELD MARSH - Wetland management. Simon Elson, 01737 242644. Car park off 24 SUN Nutfield Road, between the roundabout to Watercolour and Fordbridge. Grid ref: TQ 295 517. Nearest postcode: RH1 3HH

ROYAL COMMON – Controlling bracken to improve biodiversity of the heathland and acid grassland. Suzie Robson, 07968 25 MON 832507. Royal Common entrance on B3001 for minibus to site. Grid ref: SU921 432. Nearest postcode: GU8 6LA

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