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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

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

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

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, 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

We are now working with The River Lark Catchment Partnership, the group for the whole of the Lark River as this provides direct access to Environment Agency (EA) technical advice, funding… Continue reading River restoration

Last October we planted wildflower plugs in No Mans Meadow. In February this year we planted European White Elms which had been supplied by Butterfly Conservation and in March, at… Continue reading Update on wildflowers, wildflower turf and Elm tree planting