The waters have subsided, and Colin is opening High Batts today.
Reserve Open Again After Floods
Reserve Closed Due to Flooding
After recent rainfall, parts of the Reserve are flooded and inaccessible. High Batts will therefore be closed until further notice. The Muck In Morning scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday 14th January 2023, is therefore cancelled.
Muck-In Morning 17th December 2022
The final Muck-In morning of 2022 was on 17th December. Colin pollarded hazel trees near the Pond Hide, and the ten or so volunteers cut branches and twigs into shape and added them to dead hedges. Claire kindly prepared a
Muck-In Morning 15th October 2022
The main task at the members’ Muck-In was raking up the grass which Colin had cut earlier in the week, by the Ride and in the North Clearing. We happened across a few frogs and toads, and saw the odd
Half the World’s Bird Species in Decline
49% of the world’s bird species are in decline, according to the latest State of the World’s Birds report by BirdLife International. 12% of species are threatened with extinction. Pressures on birds include: expansion and intensification of agriculture logging invasive
Muck-In Morning 3rd September 2022
There was a variety of tasks for the nine volunteers on Saturday. They included fence-mending, sorting tools, and cutting hazelwood stakes (pictured above).
Muck-In Morning 6th August 2022
The task on Saturday was pulling up invasive Himalayan balsam either side of the ride. Although this can feel like a task of Sisyphus, there are tentative signs that progress is being made and there is notably less balsam at
High Batts Open Day Sunday 10th July 2022
High Batts’ Open Day took place on Sunday 10th July 2022, and was the first since 2019. It was warm, especially in the afternoon. There was lots on offer, with demonstrations, displays, guided walks and plentiful supplies of tea and
Muck-In Morning 2nd July 2022
Twelve members tackled Himalayan Balsam at the Muck-In Morning on Saturday 2nd July 2022 on the riverbank in Pennycroft. Pulling up invasive balsam is a tiring but rewarding and necessary task. Volunteers were serenaded by a Garden Warbler as they
Muck-In Morning 30th April 2022
A benevolent sun shone down on the volunteers who turned up to muck in on Saturday 30th April. The main task was raking up cut grass, which was then taken away by dumper truck. We finished the morning removing tree