Monthly Archives: September 2015

Report on the Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party 27 September 2015

Posted on 27 September, 2015 by greatemancipator

At today’s work party we were focused on clearing the tree brash created by cutting back the hazel copse for the new fence on the funnel above the Pond. This meant cutting the arising into more manageable size to build a pile … Continue reading →

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York Bike Belles Tansy Beetle Bonanza

Posted on 20 September, 2015 by greatemancipator

A few weeks ago we agreed to meet up with the York Bike Belles at Rawcliffe Meadows as they took part in a guided tour of York’s Greener Greenways.  They left York Minster Tree at 11am on Sunday 20th September, cycling … Continue reading →

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Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party Sunday 27th September from 10:30

Posted on 8 September, 2015 by greatemancipator

We are having to juggle the site priorities and work around things a bit so a few changes to the list of activities below. In August we only got one pond cleared of the two we were trying to get … Continue reading →

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Mammal trapping 5th September 2015

Posted on 6 September, 2015 by greatemancipator

Masha and I met with Ann Hanson and Kate Wright of the Yorkshire Mammal Group (YMG) at 6:30 on the Friday evening, along with Gareth Barlow of BBC Radio York, to set 50 Longworth traps around the Reservoir Basin at … Continue reading →

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