@Yorkswildlife YorkshireWildlifeTrust Practical Conservation Calendar Jan - Mar 2020 LIZZIE SHEPHERD

Useful information for Task Days Things you need to know: n Task days start at 10am (9am at Potteric Carr) and usually run until 4pm n If you’re new to a site, please call the relevant contact to check task day details and let them know you’re coming n New volunteers will need to provide emergency contact details and relevant medical details before beginning, just in case of any incident or accident.

What you should bring: n A packed lunch and plenty to drink n Hard-wearing shoes, boots or wellies n Old clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty n Waterproofs, sunscreen and insect repellent when necessary, you never know what the weather will do! n Tools and gloves will be provided.

Please visit www.ywt.org.uk/reserves for maps and directions to sites.

Corporate partners wishing to arrange use of their corporate volunteering allowance should contact [email protected]

01904 659570 (Option 2) [email protected]

Marie Fooks Becky Austin Lindsay Winter Volunteering Support Manager Volunteering Support Officer Volunteering Support Assistant NORTH RESERVES

ASHES PASTURE GRASS WOOD Scrub Reduction Nearest town: Ingleton Nearest town: Thursday 6th February Contact: Dave Powell 07467 491108

Scrub clearance LAWERENCE DAVENHILL Woodland management Wednesday 12th February Wednesday 8th January [email protected] Contact: Graham Standring Wednesday 22nd January 01756 796895 Wednesday 5th February LOOP [email protected] Wednesday 4th March Nearest town: Wednesday 18th March BISHOP MONKTON Ashes Pasture Contact: Graham Standring Reserve Maintenance RAILWAY CUTTING 01756 796895 (Subject to Change) Nearest town: Harrogate CHAFER WOOD [email protected] Thursday 26th March Nearest town: Filey Contact: Dave Powell Scrub Reduction Reserve management 07467 491108 Tuesday 14th January Reserve Maintenance Saturday 4th January [email protected] Thursday 16th January Tuesday 18th February Wednesday 8th January Contact: Dave Powell Contact: Peter Christopherson Saturday 18th January SEMERWATER 07467 491108 07787 535812 Wednesday 22nd January Nearest town: [email protected] [email protected] Saturday 1st February Wednesday 5th February Fencing FILEY DAMS Saturday 15th February Tuesday 25th February LIMESTONE QUARRY Nearest town: Filey Wednesday 19th February Wednesday 25th March Nearest town: Harrogate Saturday 29th February Contact: Graham Standring Reserve Maintenance Wednesday 4th March 01756 796895 Scrub / Tree Works Wednesday 8th January Saturday 14th March [email protected] Tuesday 18th February Wednesday 5th February Wednesday 18th March Thursday 20th February Wednesday 4th March Saturday 28th March STAVELEY NATURE Contact: Dave Powell Contact: Peter Christopherson Contact: Gordon Jackson RESERVE 07467 491108 07787 535812 01756 796967 Nearest town: Harrogate [email protected] [email protected] OLD GLEBE Reserve Maintenance BURTON RIGGS GARBUTT WOOD Nearest town: Leyburn Tuesday 7th January Nearest town: Filey Nearest town: Filey Tuesday 24th March Hedgelaying Reserve Maintenance Reserve Maintenance Tuesday 14th January Scrub Reduction Thursday 6th February Wednesday 18th March Wednesday 29th January Thursday 30th January Contact: Peter Christopherson Contact: Peter Christopherson Wednesday 11th March Tuesday 17th March 07787 535812 07787 535812 Contact: Graham Standring [email protected] [email protected] 01756 796895 Scrub / Path Works [email protected] Tuesday 11th February Ripon City Wetlands NEWBIGGIN PASTURE Scrub / Tree Works Nearest town: Tuesday 25th February Thursday 27th February Tree planting maintenance Contact: Dave Powell Wednesday 19th February 07467 491108 Contact: Graham Standring [email protected] 01756 796895 [email protected] UPPER DUNSFORTH CARRS RIPON CITY Nearest town: Harrogate WETLANDS Nearest town: Ripon Scrub / Path Works Tuesday 4th February Reserve Maintenance Thursday 9th January Scrub Reduction Thursday 13th February Scrub / Path Works Tuesday 21st January Cut & Rake selected areas Tuesday 3rd March Woodland works Thursday 5th March

DAVID POWELL Thursday 23rd January Contact: Dave Powell 07467 491108 PETER CHRISTOPHERSON Cut & Rake selected areas [email protected] Tuesday 10th March Thursday 12th March

Burton Riggs EAST YORKSHIRE RESERVES

North Cave Wetlands NORTH CAVE WETLANDS Nearest town: Market Weighton Reserve Maintenance Thursday 9th January Thursday 16th January Thursday 23rd January Thursday 30th January Thursday 6th February Thursday 13th February Thursday 20th February Thursday 27th February ALLERTHORPE Thursday 5th March COMMON Thursday 12th March Nearest town: Pocklington Thursday 19th March Thursday 26th March Reserve Maintenance Contact: Tony Martin Wednesday 22nd January 07825 668420 James Searle [email protected] 07977 287012 [email protected] NORTH CLIFFE Spurn NNR WOOD ASKHAM BOG Nearest town: Market Weighton Willow and Birch Removal Contact: Jon Traill Nearest town: Sunday 22nd February 07968 125902 Reserve Maintenance Contact: Jim Morgan [email protected] Reserve Maintenance Tuesday 7th January 07951 075045 Wednesday 8th January Tuesday 4th February [email protected] SPURN NNR Wednesday 29th January Tuesday 3rd March Nearest town: Hull Wednesday 25th March Contact: Tony Martin Rush Removal Contact: James Searle 07825 668420 Sunday 23rd February Reserve Maintenance 07977 287012 [email protected] Contact: Jim Morgan Wednesday 1st January [email protected] 07951 075045 Wednesday 8th January Bramble clearance [email protected] Wednesday 15th January CALI HEATH Sunday 19th January Wednesday 22nd January Nearest town: Pocklington Contact: Jim Morgan SALTMARSH DELPH Wednesday 29th January 07951 075045 Nearest town: Howden Wednesday 5th February Reserve Maintenance [email protected] Wednesday 12th February Wednesday 19th February Coppicing Willow Wednesday 19th February Contact: James Searle and Fencing Wednesday 26th February 07977 287012 Flamborough Cliffs Sunday 5th January Wednesday 4th March [email protected] Sunday 2nd February Wednesday 11th March Sunday 1st March Wednesday 18th March FLAMBOROUGH CLIFFS Contact: Paul Adams Wednesday 25th March Nearest town: 07702 889210 Contact: Adam Stoyle [email protected] 07875 150147 Reserve Maintenance [email protected] Thursday 9th January Reserve Maintenance Thursday 6th February Tuesday 21st January STRENSALL COMMON Thursday 5th March Tuesday 11th February Nearest town: York Contact: James Searle PERTCH STUART Tuesday 10th March 07977 287012 Contact: Tony Martin Reserve Maintenance [email protected] 07825 668420 Wednesday 15th January [email protected] Wednesday 26th February Skerne Wetlands Contact: James Searle SKERNE WETLANDS 07977 287012 Nearest town: Driffield [email protected] Reserve Maintenance WHARRAM QUARRY Thursday 2nd January Nearest town: Malton Thursday 16th January Thursday 23rd January Reserve Maintenance Thursday 13th February Wednesday 5th February Thursday 27th February Contact: James Searle Thursday 12th March 07977 287012 Thursday 26th March [email protected] Contact: Helen Norford Thursday 13th February SOUTH YORKSHIRE RESERVES 07885 799712 Thursday 27th February [email protected] Thursday 12th March Thursday 26th March BARNSLEY DEARNE VALLEY MANOR FARM Contact: Katie Baker/ Nearest town: Barnsley RESERVES Nearest town: Doncaster Mark Roberts Nearest town: Barnsley 01302 365995 Reserve Maintenance Reserve Maintenance [email protected]/ Saturday 11th January Reserve Maintenance Saturday 4th January [email protected] Saturday 25th January Friday 10th January Saturday 1st February Saturday 8th February Friday 17th January Saturday 29th February SPROTBROUGH Saturday 22nd February Friday 24th January Saturday 28th March FLASH Saturday 21st March Friday 31st January Nearest town: Doncaster Saturday 7th March Friday 7th February Litter Picking Contact: Lucy Brown Friday 14th February Saturday 18th January Woodland works 07467 490739 Friday 21st February Saturday 15th February Tuesday 14th January [email protected] Friday 28th February Saturday 14th March Tuesday 11th February Friday 6th March Contact: Katie Baker Tuesday 10th March Humberhead Levels Friday 13th March 01302 365995 Contact: Jim Horsfall Friday 20th March [email protected] 07867 353756 Friday 27th March [email protected] Contact: Sophie Pinder POTTERIC CARR 07896 674808 Nearest town: Doncaster THE FLEETS [email protected] Nearest town: Barnsley Reserve Maintenance HUMBERHEAD Sunday 5th January Reserve Maintenance LEVELS ROVING DAY Sunday 12th January Wednesday 15th January Nearest town: Sunday 2nd February Wednesday 22nd January Sunday 9th February Wednesday 29th January Reserve Maintenance Sunday 1st March Wednesday 5th February Friday 10th January Sunday 8th March Wednesday 12th February Wednesday 15th January Contact: Mark Roberts Wednesday 19th February Friday 24th January 01302 365995 Wednesday 26th February Wednesday 29th January [email protected] Wednesday 4th March Friday 7th February Wednesday 11th March Wednesday 12th February SOUTH RESERVES Wednesday 18th March Friday 21st February ROVING DAY Wednesday 25th March Wednesday 26th February Nearest town: Doncaster Contact: Lucy Brown Friday 6th March 07467 490739 Wednesday 11th March Reserve Maintenance [email protected] Friday 20th March Thursday 16th January Wednesday 25th March Thursday 30th January

SCARBOROUGH SOUTH LANDING COASTAL RESERVES NORTH BEACH BEACH Nearest town: Scarborough Nearest town: Flamborough FILEY COBLE BEACH FRAISTHORPE BEACH Waves of Waste Waves of Waste Nearest town: Filey Nearest town: Fraisthorpe beach clean beach clean Saturday 11th January Sunday 29th March Waves of Waste Waves of Waste Saturday 8th February Contact: Ana Cowie beach clean beach clean Saturday 7th March 01262 422103 Saturday 25th January Saturday 25th January Contact: Ana Cowie [email protected] Sunday 23rd February Saturday 14th March 01262 422103 Sunday 22nd March Contact: Ana Cowie [email protected] SPURN BEACH Contact: Ana Cowie 01262 422103 Nearest town: Easington 01262 422103 [email protected] SCARBOROUGH [email protected] SOUTH BEACH Waves of Waste NORTH BRIDLINGTON Nearest town: Scarborough beach clean FILEY SOUTH BEACH BEACH Saturday 28th March Nearest town: Filey Nearest town: Bridlington Waves of Waste Contact: Ana Cowie beach clean 01262 422103 Waves of Waste Waves of Waste Saturday 25th January [email protected] beach clean beach clean Saturday 15th February Sunday 12th January Saturday 25th January Saturday 21st March Spurn beach Saturday 8th February Saturday 22nd February Contact: Ana Cowie Sunday 8th March Saturday 21st March 01262 422103 Contact: Ana Cowie Contact: Ana Cowie [email protected]

01262 422103 01262 422103 WheatleySophie [email protected] [email protected] HOLLINHURST WOOD WEST YORKSHIRE RESERVES Nearest town: Great Preston Reserve Maintenance Tuesday 21st January Bradford Urban Discovery task days at Raw Friday 21st February Nook, Reevy Mill Dam, Black Mountain and Friday 6th March Brackenhill Meadows will begin with a nature Friday 20th March walk at 11am and after lunch break we’ll get Contact: Elspeth Robinson stuck into practical tasks until 3pm. 07825 668419 [email protected] Paige Gould BLACK MOUNTAIN BROCKADALE KIKRKSTALL VALLEY Nearest town: Great Horton Nearest town: Pontefract Nearest town: Ledston Luck Reserve Maintenance Scrub reduction / Orchard pruning Tuesday 7th January woodland work Tuesday 11th February LEDSTON LUCK Tuesday 4th February Wednesday 15th January Contact: Connor Byers Nearest town: Kippax Tuesday 3rd March Wednesday 29th January 07824 542314 Contact: Peter Gurney Wednesday 12th February [email protected] Reserve Maintenance 07741 662663 Monday 24th February Tuesday 14th January [email protected] Wednesday 18th March KIPPAX MEADOWS Friday 14th February Contact: Karen McDiarmid Nearest town: Kippax Tuesday 3rd March BRACKENHILL 07780 666173 Tuesday 31st March MEADOWS [email protected] Reserve Maintenance Contact: Elspeth Robinson Nearest town: Great Horton Friday 24th January 07825 668419 COPLEY VALLEY Contact: Elspeth Robinson [email protected] Reserve Maintenance GREEN CORRIDOR 07825 668419 Wednesday 22nd January Nearest town: Sowerby Bridge [email protected] LETCHMIRE PASTURES Wednesday 19th February Nearest town: Allerton Bywater Wednesday 18th March Reserve Maintenance KIRKSTALL VALLEY Contact: Peter Gurney Thursday 16th January Nearest town: Leeds Reserve Maintenance 07741 662663 Sunday 22nd March Friday 17th January [email protected] Contact: Peter Gurney Willow coppicing Tuesday 18th February 07741 662663 Tuesday 7th January Contact: Elspeth Robinson BROADHEAD CLOUGH [email protected] Contact: Karen McDiarmid 07825 668419 Nearest town: Mytholmroyd 07780 666173 [email protected] HETCHELL WOOD [email protected] Infrastructure repairs Nearest town: LOW WOOD Friday 10th January Bramble control Nearest town: Keighley Meadow manangement Tuesday 14th January Woodland management Tuesday 21st January Contact: Connor Byers Woodland management Friday 7th February 07824 542314 Thursday 9th January Meadow or Woodland [email protected] Thursday 13th February Meadow management management Thursday 13th March Friday 6th March Tuesday 18th February Mosiac (habitat) making Contact: John Preshaw Contact: Connor Byers Tuesday 17th March Tuesday 25th February 01535 664825 / 07484 181741 07824 542314 Contact: Karen McDiarmid Contact: Karen McDiarmid [email protected] [email protected] 07780 666173 07780 666173 [email protected] [email protected] MILNER ROYD Nearest town: Sowerby Bridge Broadhead clough Scrub control Tuesday 10th March Reserve Maintenance Contact: Connor Byers Sunday 12th January 07824 542314 Thursday 6th February [email protected] Sunday 23rd February Thursday 5th March LEDSHAM BANK Contact: Peter Gurney Nearest town: Castleford 07741 662663 [email protected] Scrub control Friday 24th January RAW NOOK Nearest town: Low Moor Infrastructure repairs Friday 21st February Reserve Maintenance Tuesday 14th January Scrub control Tuesday 11th February JIM HORSFALL Friday 20th March Tuesday 10th March Contact: Connor Byers Contact: Peter Gurney 07824 542314 07741 662663 [email protected] [email protected] Townclose Hills

TOWNCLOSE HILLS Nearest town: Kippax Reserve Maintenance Tuesday 7th January Friday 7th February Tuesday 10th March Elspeth Robinson Contact: 07825 668419 [email protected]

WATERHAIGH WOODLAND PARK Nearest town: Woodlesford Reserve Maintenance Tuesday 28th January Friday 28th February THE LINES WAY Tuesday 17th March Nearest town: Kippax Friday 27th March Contact: Elspeth Robinson Reserve Maintenance 07825 668419 Friday 31st January [email protected] Tuesday 25th February Contact: Elspeth Robinson WILLOW GARTH 07825 668419 Nearest town: Knottingley [email protected] The Lines Way Reedbed maintenance THORPE MARSH Monday 27th January REEVY MILL DAM Wednesday 22nd January Nearest town: Doncaster Monday 17th February Nearest town: Wibsey Wednesday 5th February Wednesday 4th March Reserve Maintenance Contact: Karen McDiarmid Reserve Maintenance Fen management Friday 3rd January 07780 666173 Wednesday 29th January Wednesday 19th February Tuesday 7th January [email protected] Wednesday 26th February Tuesday 14th January Wednesday 25th March Fen or meadow Saturday 25th January WYKE BECK VALLEY Contact: Peter Gurney management Tuesday 28th January Nearest town: Leeds 07741 662663 Wednesday 11th March Tuesday 4th February [email protected] Contact: Karen McDiarmid Tuesday 11th February Reserve Maintenance 07780 666173 Tuesday 18th February Wednesday 15th January ROTHWELL [email protected] Tuesday 25th February Wednesday 29th January COUNTRY PARK Tuesday 3rd March Wednesday 12th February Nearest town: Rothwell STOCKSMOOR Tuesday 10th March Wednesday 11th March COMMON Tuesday 17th March Wednesday 25th March Reserve Maintenance Nearest town: Wakefield Contact: Mick Townsend Contact: Gary Smith Friday 10th January 07443 051723 07741 198990 Tuesday 11th February Infrastructure repairs [email protected] [email protected] Friday 13th March Thursday 9th January Tuesday 24th March Contact: Elspeth Robinson Scrub control 07825 668419 Thursday 6th February [email protected] Rush control ROTHWELL PASTURES Thursday 5th March Nearest town: Rothwell Contact: Connor Byers 07824 542314 Reserve Maintenance [email protected] Tuesday 4th February Contact: Elspeth Robinson STONEYCLIFFE WOOD 07825 668419 Nearest town: Wakefield [email protected] Glade creation SHERBURN WILLOWS Thursday 23rd January Nearest town: Sherburn Thursday 20th February in Elmet Infrastructure repairs Hedge and meadow Thursday 19th March maintenance Contact: Connor Byers Wednesday 8th January 07824 542314 [email protected] Thorpe Marsh