Monthly Archives: July 2015

Why there are cattle grazing on Rawcliffe Meadows

Posted on 31 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

Every year we hear of a complaint or two to City of York Council about cattle grazing on the meadows adjacent to Clifton Ings behind the former Clifton Hospital. The area is neither owned nor managed by the Council and … Continue reading →

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The Water Voles of Rawcliffe Meadows

Posted on 29 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

Up until 2002 the Reservoir Basin, and Blue Beck in particular, had been home to a regionally important population of water voles, as was confirmed by a survey by the Yorkshire Mammal Group in 1997 when a training day was … Continue reading →

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Volunteers Wanted to Monitor Tubular Water Dropwort at Rawcliffe

Posted on 27 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

As the part of the PondNet unit of the new Freshwater Habitats Trust project they are carrying out  restricted species monitoring, and one of our randomly selected survey squares for Tubular Water-dropwort has come up at Rawcliffe. Would there be anyone interested in … Continue reading →

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Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Report Sunday 26th July 2015

Posted on 26 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

Despite the weather forecast the session started quite warm and sunny with five of us (Alan, Judi, Masha, Mick and Peter)  gathered to fight our way around the tansy plants that grow around the Pond. The wet summer has  led to the … Continue reading →

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An Introduction to the Tansy Beetle 1st August 2015

Posted on 25 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

A workshop for Tansy Beetle Champions – Organised by Buglife, this workshop will tell you more about the life of the iconic ‘Jewel of York’, the threats it faces and how you can help to conserve this special insect. Saturday … Continue reading →

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Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Events 26th July Onwards

Posted on 25 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

A list of what is happening, work parties and what needs to be done over the next six months. All assistance greatly appreciated. Month Sat Sun Tues Thurs Task July 2015   26     Weed control Pond tansy & … Continue reading →

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Cornfield Meadow

Posted on 20 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

After a couple of cuts to keep down arable weeds, the new grassland on the Cornfield is starting to look like a meadow at last! To recap, we are creating 1.5 hectares of wildflower-rich grassland so that we can move cattle off … Continue reading →

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Report on the Butterfly Walk 19th July 2015

Posted on 19 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

Our thanks to Rachel Pateman and Penny Relf from Butterfly Conservation Yorkshire for leading a walk to look at what be done to improve the chance of butterflies and moths that inhabit or might inhabit a flood meadow and its … Continue reading →

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Report on the Thursday Work Party 16th July at New Meadow

Posted on 17 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

Despite the numbers, there only being Judi, Helen, Mick and Martin, we managed to trim around the now large clumps of tansy, as well as knocking back the hogweed, Himalayan balsam and other competing vegetation. There were not many Tansy … Continue reading →

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Next Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows work party 6:30 pm 16 July at New Meadow to clear around tansy plants

Posted on 11 July, 2015 by greatemancipator

Thanks to all who made it last Thursday, the hay got spread and although there’ll be more to spread now Gary has managed to get on and turn and bale, this at least should help with the regeneration of the … Continue reading →

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