7pm, Thursday 18th July St John’s Centre, St Johns St, Bury St Edmunds (almost immediately opposite our usual venue) Members only Agenda 1. Bury Water Meadows Group (BWMG) now… Continue reading Extraordinary General Meeting 18th July 2019
Author: libby ranzetta
Working party 30.3.19 – wildflower turf maintenance
The working party on 30th March enjoyed early Spring sunshine; perfect for messing about on the river bank in the Abbey Gardens. A lot of fine volunteer effort helped to… Continue reading Working party 30.3.19 – wildflower turf maintenance
March 3rd work party report – more scrub clearance
Jillian Macready writes: We are now in meteorological spring as opposed to astronomical spring which is worked out according to when the equinox falls, and this is more complicated. Meteorological… Continue reading March 3rd work party report – more scrub clearance
Feb 2019 work party report – clearing the Lark path by the Crankles
Jillian Macready writes: Our February work parties got off to a flying start on a cold but bright and blowy morning. Bury Water Meadows Group volunteers have been doing conservation… Continue reading Feb 2019 work party report – clearing the Lark path by the Crankles
Bury gets a new green space and river path
A project which Bury Water Meadows Group (BWMG) has been working on for the past five years has at last become reality; the first new public green space and a… Continue reading Bury gets a new green space and river path
Jonny Rankin’s Dove Step
Jonny Rankin, a fellow Bury resident, has swapped an enthusiasm for heavy metal with inspirational endurance events spurred on by his love of birdwatching and a particular interest in the… Continue reading Jonny Rankin’s Dove Step
Glenn Smithson crowned River Champion
Congratulations to Glenn Smithson for winning recognition as a River Restoration Centre (RRC) Champion for 2018. Glenn has led all our in-channel work over the last year in Abbey Gardens (pictured… Continue reading Glenn Smithson crowned River Champion
Restoration on the Lark at Bell Meadow
Our in-river trained team of volunteers and Bell Meadows residents went to work on their stretch of the river in December (pictured) and residents in Fornham worked on the river… Continue reading Restoration on the Lark at Bell Meadow
Planting wildflowers
Research has found that the number of insects in the UK has decreased by 70% over the last 20 years and indeed another more recent report has found that this… Continue reading Planting wildflowers
Invasive non-native plants could be damaging our wildlife and river banks
A wonderful plant to get children interested in nature, writes Jillian Macready, is Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) as the seed heads explode on touch when they are ready to disperse.… Continue reading Invasive non-native plants could be damaging our wildlife and river banks