|
Date |
Event/activity |
Lead partner |
The tasks |
|
Wednesday, September 21
|
Wildflower meadow maintenance |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Cutting and removing waste from perennial and
cornfield annual wildflower meadows
|
|
Tuesday, September 27 |
Riverbank maintenance |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Removal of invasive species and saplings,
cutting back riverbanks and raking off waste |
|
Saturday, October 15 |
Wildflower meadow creation |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Cultivating ground and seeding cornfield
annual wildflower meadow |
|
Tuesday, November 15 |
Cheshire ditching and hedging |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Creation of a traditional hedge and ditch
area and wetland scrape |
|
Saturday, November 26 |
Orchard creation, tree planting and
maintenance of willow coppice |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Event to mark the start of National Tree
Week. Enhancing community orchard area, replacement of dead
trees on Millfields area and weeding and mulching willow coppice |
|
Thursday to Sunday, December 8 to 11 |
Pollarding of Riverside willows and willow
structures
|
BTCV |
Four-day certificated training course on the
maintenance and pollarding of riverside willows including the
use of cut willow in conservation |
|
Tuesday January 10
|
Willow coppicing |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Cutting back willows and maintaining willow
arch and ‘fedge’ structures |
|
Friday to Sunday, January 20 to 22 |
Hedge laying course |
BTCV |
Three-day certificated training course in
hedge laying . BTCV and NCFE accredited |
|
Friday and Saturday, February 10 and 11 |
Tree felling with hand tools |
BTCV |
One-day certificated training courses,
thinning out woodland areas and tree felling. BTCV and NCFE
accredited |
|
Saturday, February 18 |
National Nest Box Week events |
Greenspaces South Cheshire / Men in Sheds |
Clearing out existing boxes and making and
installing new ones |
|
Tuesday, March 5
|
Seeding wildflower meadows and
maintenance of willow coppice and bluebell areas
|
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Seeding of cornfield annual wildflower meadow
and weeding out other areas |
|
Thursday to Saturday, May 10 to 12 |
Building structures for conservation |
BTCV / Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Three-day certificated training course.
Creation of pond dipping platform / decking area at Weir Pool
|
|
Tuesday and - Wednesday, June 12 and
13 |
Control of invasive species |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Training on the techniques of controlling
Himalayan Balsam |
|
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 26 and 27
|
Control of invasive species |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Training on the techniques of controlling
Himalayan Balsam |
|
Saturday, July 21 |
Celebration of achievements |
Greenspaces South Cheshire |
Various activities centred around the Weir
Pool area and new structure |
