Tameside Countryside Service Countryside Service

Our conservation days are a practical way Tameside Greenspace to help conserve the wildlife and traditional Winter Woodland Management landscape of Tameside. Woodland management generally involves the Do you want to get They are held on a range of sites around the cutting down of small to medium trees for a borough and start at 10am, finishing by 3pm. number of reasons, e.g. trees too close to each outdoors, learn new other and fighting for light and therefore quite skills and take part in Tasks could include anything from hedgelaying and weak, trees that are non-native removed to coppicing to fencing and general maintenance. encourage native regeneration, trees that are practical projects? From cutting back vegetation and raking grassland encroaching on another habitat. to pond clearing and waymarking. Coppicing is cutting back trees and shrubs to All tasks however have one thing in common... provide a varied structure and light levels which they will benefit your local greenspace for will provide a better habitat for wildlife. people and wildlife. Hedgelaying encourages hedges to put on new It is hoped the conservation days will help to growth to improve their structure and strength encourage people to take a more active role in giving a greater weather protection to wildlife. helping to conserve their local greenspace and also highlight how important our countryside is for wildlife and how much biodiversity there Path maintenance involves scraping, repairs and is within Tameside’s green spaces. cutting back vegetation.

All events are free and open to everyone over 8 years. (Each 8 – 16 year old must be supervised Friends Groups by a responsible adult). No experience is needed, just a willingness to join in and learn new skills. The Friends of Gorse Hall, who manage Gorse

We will provide you with any equipment you Hall in Stalybridge/Dukinfield, would welcome need and instruction on how to use any tools. new volunteers joining them on their work days which are every Thursday from 9.30. Contact Please wear suitable clothes and sturdy Alan Pickles for further details on 07790 006345. footwear and bring a packed lunch. Hot drinks provided. The Friends of Sunny Bank Vale also welcome new volunteers. They have work parties on You can turn up to any event, but please book so Conservation Days selective Sundays and meet at 11am at the green we know how many people to expect. in Tameside’s Greenspace on Peakdale Road, Droylsden M43 6JX. Contact To book a place, telephone: Sue Roberts for further details on 0161 342 2270

0161 342 3055 The Friends of Copperas Field are a very active JanuaryJune to ’1 4 Or email [email protected] group who welcome new volunteers. If you are interested in getting involved contact Sue

March- August ‘18 14 www.tameside.gov.uk/greenspace Roberts for further details on 0161 342 2270

Tameside Greenspace

Thursday 25 January Tuesday 13 February Thursday 8 March January 2018 Coppicing in Lower Haughton Dale. Site maintenance in Waterloo Park. Site maintenance in Stamford Park. Thursday 4 January Chaucer Avenue, Haughton Green, Denton. Park Pavilion, Store St, Ashton. OL7 9QA Stamford Park Depot, Stamford Park, Hedgelaying in the Brushes Valley. M34 7LG Astley Road, Stalybridge. SK15 2JT Oakgates car park, Hartley Street, off Monday 19 February Monday 29 January Woodland Management on Staley Way. Monday 12 March Huddersfield Rd, Millbrook. SK15 3EP Clean up and site maintenance on Haughton Staley Way car park, Huddersfield Road, Coppicing and felling in Daisy Nook. Tues day 9 January Green Playing Field. Stalybridge. SK15 2QA Bardsley Bridge car park, Oldham Road, Coppicing in Haughton Dale. Bakewell Avenue car park, Haughton Green, Ashton under Lyne. OL7 9PG Meadow Lane car park, Haughton Denton. M34 7DR Tuesday 20 February Green, Denton. M34 7QA Coppice path margins on Silver Springs. Tuesday 13 March

Tuesday 30 January Silver Springs entrance off A670 Mossley Site maintenance in Mossley Park. Thurs day 11 January Coppicing willows at Woodview, Carrbrook. Rd/Mellor Rd. Ashton. OL6 9SJ Mossley Park, Stamford Road Mossley.

Site maintenance in Stamford Park. Castle Clough car park, Buckton Vale Road, OL5 0BA Limited parking.

Monday 26 February Stamford Park Depot, Stamford Park, Carrbrook, Stalybridge. SK15 3PJ Thursday 15 March Astley Road, Stalybridge, SK15 2JT Coppicing and hedgelaying in Haughton Dale. Woodland thinning in Cowbury Green. February 2018 Castle Clough car park, Buckton Vale Tues day 16 January Meadow Lane car park, Haughton Green, Pruning & maintenance at Castle Clough. Thursday 1 February Denton. M34 7QA Road, Carrbrook, Stalybridge. SK15 3PJ

Castle Clough car park, Buckton Vale Coppicing on Medlock Playing Fields. Pole Bank Depot, Road, Hyde. SK14 5EZ Saxon Street car park, Droylsden. M43 7FR Tuesday 27 February Monday 19 March Road, Carrbrook, Stalybridge. SK15 3PJ Woodland Management on Staley Way. Clearing paths, culverts and maintaining rights of way in Gower Hey Wood. Thurs day 18 January Monday 5 February Staley Way car park, Huddersfield Road, Coppicing and site maintenance on Hedgecutting on Werneth Low. Stalybridge. SK15 2QA Osborne Rd. , Hyde. SK14 5PY

Copperas Field. Lower Higham Visitor Centre, Higham Lane, Monday 26 March Copperas Field entrance, Juniper Hyde. SK14 5LR Path improvements at Hollinwood Crescent . Droylsden.M43 6QJ March 2018 Branch Canal. Thursday 8 February Thursday 1 March Monday 22 January Site maintenance in Stamford Park. Lumn Farm, parking on street, Coppicing path margins on Roaches. Peregrine Crescent, off Littlemoss Road, Path clearance in Great Wood. Stamford Park Depot, Stamford Park, Astley Lay-by opposite Royal George Hotel, Droylsden. M43 7TA Track off Mottram Old Road leading to Road, Stalybridge. SK15 2JT Road, Greenfield. OL3 7HX Botham’s Hall, Hyde. SK14 3AW Tuesday 27 March Monday 12 February Monday 5 March Path improvements at Hollinwood Tuesday 23 January Coppicing and selective felling in Daisy Nook. Clearing brambles in Hyde Park woods. Branch Canal. Clear vegetation and scrub from bywash Bardsley Bridge car park, Oldham Road, Bayley Hall, Hyde Park, Lodge Lane, Hyde. Lumn Farm, parking on street, at Cowbury Reservoir. Ashton under Lyne. OL7 9PG SK14 4JX Peregrine Crescent, off Littlemoss Road, Castle Clough car park, Buckton Vale Road, Carrbrook, Stalybridge. SK15 3PJ Droylsden. M43 7TA