@Yorkswildlife YorkshireWildlifeTrust Practical Conservation Calendar SUMMER 2019

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 JOANNA RICHARDS contact [email protected]

PHONEBOOK [email protected]

Marie Fooks Volunteering Support Manager 01904 659570 FILEY DAMS Cutting & Raking NORTH RESERVES Nearest town: Filey Thursday 19th September Contact: Dave Powell Reserve maintenance [email protected] APPLETON MILL FARM BOLTON-ON-SWALE Wednesday 3rd July 07467 491108 Nearest town: Kirkbymoorside LAKE Wednesday 7th August Nearest town: Catterick Wednesday 4th September SEMERWATER Site maintenance Contact: Kate Yates Nearest town: Hawes Wednesday 31st July Weed wars [email protected] Barbecue after task, weather Tuesday 20th August 01904 659570 Dry stone walling permitting. Bring your own Contact: Dave Powell Wednesday 28th August food to cook. [email protected] GARBUTT WOOD Contact: Graham Standring Contact: Peter Christopherson 07467 491108 Nearest town: Thirsk [email protected] [email protected] 07795 644123 07787 535812 BRAE PASTURE Mowing and raking Nearest town: Settle Wednesday 21st August SOUTH HOUSE ASHBERRY Contact: Peter Christopherson PAVEMENT Nearest town: Helmsley Tree aftercare, seed [email protected] Nearest town: Settle collection and walling 07787 535812 Scrub removal for Wednesday 21st August Bracken/willowherb butterfly conservation Contact: Graham Standring LEYBURN OLD GLEBE management Wednesday 14th August [email protected] Nearest town: Leyburn Friday 9th August Wednesday 28th August 07795 644123 Contact: Peter Christopherson Dry stone walling Drystone walling [email protected] BURTON LEONARD Wednesday 17th July Wednesday 11th September 07787 535812 LIMESTONE QUARRY Contact: Graham Standring Contact: Graham Standring Nearest town: Boroughbridge [email protected] [email protected] ASHES PASTURE 07795 644123 07795 644123 Nearest town: Settle Weed wars and Tidy-up Tuesday 23rd July NEWBIGGIN PASTURES SOUTHERSCALES Ragwort pulling Nearest town: Leyburn Nearest town: Ingleton Tuesday 9th July Cutting and raking Tuesday 24th September Tree aftercare/walling Dry stone walling Reserve maintenance Contact: Dave Powell Tuesday 17th September Tuesday 30th July Wednesday 24th July [email protected] Contact: Graham Standring Contact: Graham Standring Tuesday 3rd September 07467 491108 [email protected] [email protected] 07795 644123 07795 644123 Trail waymarking and BURTON RIGGS nest boxes Nearest town: Scarborough RIPON CITY STAVELEY Tuesday 13th August WETLANDS Nearest town: Boroughbridge Contact: Graham Standring Reserve maintenance Nearest town: Ripon [email protected] Thursday 1st August Weed Wars 07795 644123 Contact: Peter Christopherson Willow Control Tuesday 2nd July [email protected] Tuesday 9th July Tuesday 30th July ASKHAM BOG 07787 535812 Thursday 11th July Tuesday 3rd September Nearest town: Tuesday 16th July CHAFER WOOD Reserve maintenance Balsam bashing Nearest town: Pickering Weed Wars Tuesday 27th August Wednesday 10th July Thursday 1st August Wednesday 24th July Mowing and raking Thursday 5th September Cutting and raking Wednesday 7th August Tuesday 16th July Tuesday 10th September Tuesday 3rd September Reserve maintenance Contact: Dave Powell Reserve maintenance Thursday 8th August [email protected] Wednesday 21st August Footpath work & Thursday 15th August 07467 491108 Wednesday 4th September installing new steps Thursday 29th August Wednesday 18th September Tuesday 13th August UPPER DUNSFORTH Wednesday 25th September Tuesday 20th August Cutting and raking CARRS Contact: James Searle Contact: Peter Christopherson Thursday 12th September Nearest town: Boroughbridge [email protected] [email protected] Contact: Dave Powell 07977 287012 07787 535812 [email protected] Weed Wars 07467 491108 Tuesday 13th August BISHOP MONKTON FEN BOG RAILWAY CUTTING Nearest town: Whitby RIPON LOOP Cutting and raking Nearest town: Boroughbridge Nearest town: Ripon Tuesday 17th September Bracken control Thursday 26th September Weed wars Wednesday 10th July Weed Wars Contact: Dave Powell Tuesday 6th August Wednesday 17th July Thursday 18th July [email protected] Contact: Dave Powell Contact: Peter Christopherson Thursday 22nd August 07467 491108 [email protected] [email protected] 07467 491108 07787 535812

SOUTH YORKSHIRE RESERVES POTTERIC CARR SPROTBROUGH FLASH Nearest town: Doncaster Nearest town: Doncaster

DEARNE VALLEY DONCASTER RESERVES Reserve management Grassland management RESERVES Nearest town: Doncaster Sunday 7th July Tuesday 13th August Nearest town: Barnsley Sunday 14th July Tuesday 10th September Reserve management Sunday 4th August Contact: Jim Horsfall Reserve maintenance Thursday 18th July Sunday 11th August [email protected] Friday 5th July Thursday 1st August Sunday 1st September 01302 365995 Friday 12th July Thursday 15th August Sunday 8th September Friday 19th July Thursday 29th August Contact: Mark Roberts Friday 26th July Thursday 12th September [email protected] Friday 2nd August Thursday 26th September 01302 365995 Friday 9th August Contact: Katie Baker/ Friday 16th August Mark Roberts Friday 23rd August [email protected] Friday 30th August 01302 365 995 Friday 6th September Friday 13th September MANOR FARM Friday 20th September Nearest town: Doncaster Friday 27th September Contact: Sophie Pinder Reserve maintenance [email protected] Saturday 6th July 07896 674808 Saturday 3rd August Saturday 31st August Reserve maintenance Saturday 28th September Saturday 13th July Saturday 27th July Litter picking Saturday 10th August Saturday 20th July Saturday 24th August Saturday 17th August Saturday 7th September Saturday 14th September Saturday 21st September Contact: Katie Baker Contact: Lucy Brown [email protected] [email protected] 01302 365995 07467 490739

EAST YORKSHIRE RESERVES

ALLERTHORPE Thursday 5th September SALTMARSHE DELPH Thursday 22nd August COMMON Thursday 12th September Nearest town: Thursday 5th September Nearest town: Thursday 19th September Thursday 19th September Thursday 26th September Reed cutting and willow Contact: Jon Traill Reserve maintenance Contact: Tony Martin coppicing [email protected] Sunday 7th July [email protected] Saturday 7th September 07968 125902 Sunday 4th August 07825 668420 Contact: Paul Adams Sunday 1st September [email protected] WHARRAM QUARRY Contact: James Searle NORTH CLIFFE WOOD 07702 889210 Nearest town: Malton [email protected] Nearest town: 07977 287012 SKERNE WETLANDS Meadow management Reserve management Nearest town: Wednesday 14th August CALI HEATH Tuesday 9th July Contact: James Searle Nearest town: Pocklington Tuesday 6th August Reserve management [email protected] Tuesday 3rd September Thursday 11th July 07977 287012 Ragwort control & Contact: Tony Martin reserve maintenance [email protected] Wednesday 3rd July 07825 668420 Contact: James Searle [email protected] Bracken clearance 07977 287012 Sunday 28th July

NORTH CAVE Sycamore removal WETLANDS Sunday 25th August Nearest town: Market Weighton Bramble bashing Reserve management Sunday 22nd September Thursday 11th July Contact: Jim Morgan Thursday 18th July [email protected] Thursday 1st August 07951 075045 Thursday 8th August COASTAL RESERVES SCARBOROUGH SPURN SOUTH BAY BEACH Nearest town: Hull Nearest town: Scarborough FILEY BEACH FRAISTHORPE BEACH Reserve maintenance Nearest town: Filey Nearest town: Waves of Waste Wednesday 3rd July Beach Clean Wednesday 10th July Waves of Waste Waves of Waste Saturday 6th July Wednesday 17th July Beach Clean Beach Clean Saturday 3rd August Wednesday 24th July Sunday 14th July Saturday 3rd August Saturday 21st September Wednesday 31st July Saturday 3rd August Contact: Ana Cowie Contact: Ana Cowie Wednesday 7th August Sunday 1st September [email protected] [email protected] Wednesday 14th August Saturday 21st September Wednesday 21st August Contact: Ana Cowie NORTH BRIDLINGTON SOUTH LANDING Wednesday 28th August [email protected] BEACH BEACH Wednesday 4th September Nearest town: Bridlington Nearest town: Bridlington Wednesday 11th September FLAMBOROUGH CLIFFS Wednesday 18th September Nearest town: Bridlington Waves of Waste Waves of Waste Wednesday 25th September Beach Clean Beach Clean Contact: Adam Stoyle Reserve maintenance Saturday 13th July Sunday 22nd September [email protected] Thursday 25th July Saturday 17th August Contact: Ana Cowie 01964 650144 Thursday 22nd August Saturday 21st September [email protected] Thursday 19th September Contact: Ana Cowie Contact: James Searle [email protected] [email protected] 07977 287012 SCARBOROUGH NORTH BAY BEACH Nearest town: Scarborough Waves of Waste Beach Clean Saturday 13th July Saturday 17th August Saturday 14th September Contact: Ana Cowie [email protected]

Infrastructure installation HETCHELL WOOD RESERVES Wednesday 21st August Nearest town: Wetherby Scrub bashing or Weed wars BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADHEAD CLOUGH infrastructure Tuesday 16th July Nearest town: Bradford Nearest town: Mytholmroyd Wednesday 11th September Contact: Karen McDiarmid Wednesday 25th September [email protected] Litter pick Heathland restoration Contact: Karen McDiarmid 07780 666173 Tuesday 2nd July Friday 5th July [email protected] 07780 666173 HOLLINHURST WOODS Reserve maintenance Meadow management Nearest town: Great Preston Tuesday 3rd September Friday 2nd August COPLEY VALLEY Contact: Peter Gurney GREEN CORRIDOR Reserves maintenance 07741 662663 Reserve maintenance Nearest town: Sowerby Bridge Friday 2nd August [email protected] Friday 6th September Contact: Elspeth Robinson Contact: Connor Byers Balsam bashing [email protected] BRACKENHILL [email protected] Friday 5th July 07825 668419 MEADOWS 07824 542314 Nearest town: Bradford Reserve maintenance KIPPAX MEADOWS BROCKADALE Thursday 18th July Nearest town: Kippax Balsam bashing Nearest town: Pontefract Friday 9th August Wednesday 17th July Friday 23rd August Reserves maintenance Ragwort pulling and Friday 20th September Tuesday 6th August Litter picking infrastructure installation Contact: Peter Gurney Contact: Elspeth Robinson Wednesday 21st August Wednesday 10th July 07741 662663 [email protected] [email protected] 07825 668419 Grassland management Weed wars Wednesday 18th September Wednesday 24th July KIRKSTALL VALLEY Contact: Peter Gurney Nearest town: Leeds 07741 662663 Weeds and infrastructure [email protected] installation Reserve maintenance Wednesday 7th August Tuesday 9th July Meadow management OWL WOOD AND PIT Balsam bashing STONEYCLIFFE WOOD Tuesday 13th August PLANTATION Friday 12th July Nearest town: Wakefield Tuesday 10th September Nearest town: Allerton Bywater Contact: Connor Byers Reserves maintenance Balsam pulling [email protected] Balsam bashing Friday 9th August Thursday 25th July 07824 542314 Friday 5th July Tuesday 20th August Thursday 22nd August Tuesday 16th July LEDSHAM BANK Contact: Elspeth Robinson Meadow management Reserve maintenance Nearest town: Castleford [email protected] Tuesday 10th September Thursday 19th September 07825 668419 Friday 20th September Contact: Connor Byers Weed control Contact: Elspeth Robinson [email protected] Friday 12th July POPLAR GROVE [email protected] 07824 542314 Friday 16th August Nearest town: Bradford 07825 668419 THE LINES WAY Scrub control Reserve maintenance ROTHWELL PASTURES Nearest town: Kippax Friday 13th September Tuesday 6th August Nearest town: Rothwell Contact: Connor Byers Contact: Peter Gurney Balsam bashing [email protected] 07741 662663 Balsam bashing Tuesday 2nd July 07824 542314 [email protected] Tuesday 23rd July Contact: Elspeth Robinson [email protected] LEDSTON LUCK RAW NOOK & TOAD Meadow management 07825 668419 Nearest town: Kippax HOLES BECK Friday 6th September Nearest town: Bradford Contact: Elspeth Robinson TOWNCLOSE HILLS Reserves maintenance [email protected] Nearest town: Kippax Tuesday 13th August Balsam bashing 07825 668419 Tuesday 9th July Balsam bashing Meadow management SHERBURN WILLOWS Friday 19th July Friday 30th August Reserve maintenance Nearest town: Sherburn in Elmet Contact: Elspeth Robinson Tuesday 13th August Reserves maintenance [email protected] Weed wars Tuesday 30th July 07825 668419 Grassland management Tuesday 30th July Tuesday 10th September Contact: Karen McDiarmid Meadow management LETCHMIRE PASTURES Contact: Peter Gurney [email protected] Tuesday 3rd September Nearest town: Allerton Bywater 07741 662663 07780 666173 Friday 13th September [email protected] Tuesday 24th September Meadow management STOCKSMOOR Contact: Elspeth Robinson Tuesday 27th August REEVY MILL DAM COMMON [email protected] Tuesday 17th September Nearest town: Bradford Nearest town: Wakefield 07825 668419 Friday 27th September Contact: Elspeth Robinson Reserve maintenance Balsam pulling WATERHAIGH [email protected] Wednesday 31st July Thursday 11th July WOODLAND PARK 07825 668419 Wednesday 28th August Nearest town: Woodlesford Grassland restoration LOW WOOD Grassland management Thursday 8th August Balsam bashing Nearest town: Keighley Wednesday 25th September Tuesday 9th July Contact: Peter Gurney Meadow management Friday 26th July Woodland management 07741 662663 Thursday 5th September Thursday 11th July [email protected] Contact: Connor Byers Reserves maintenance Thursday 8th August [email protected] Friday 16th August Thursday 12th September ROTHWELL 07824 542314 Friday 23rd August Contact: John Preshaw COUNTRY PARK Contact: Elspeth Robinson 07484 181741 Nearest town: Rothwell [email protected] 07825 668419 MILNER ROYD Nearest town: Sowerby Bridge WILLOW GARTH Nearest town: Knottingley Balsam bashing Thursday 11th July Balsam bashing Thursday 25th July Wednesday 1st July Wednesday 17th July Reserve maintenance Wednesday 31st July Thursday 15th August Thursday 5th September Reserve maintenance Friday 20th September Scrub control Contact: Connor Byers Thursday 29th August [email protected] Thursday 12th September 07824 542314 Thursday 26th September Contact: Peter Gurney 07741 662663 [email protected]