Monthly Archives: March 2019

Report on Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party 24th March 2019

Posted on 24 March, 2019 by greatemancipator

Back down to the Pond on a sunny and dry, if blustery, day to rake up the flood debris off the funnel above the Pond to prevent weeds developing if it had been left, along with clearing lumps of wood … Continue reading →

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It’s Tansy Beetle Time at Rawcliffe Meadows

Posted on 20 March, 2019 by greatemancipator

Found the first two Tansy Beetles of 2019 on the northern mound at the Pond on Rawcliffe Meadows midday 20th March 2019. Read Tansy Beetle Time to find out more about the Tansy Beetle and its lifestyle.

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Report on Rawcliffe Meadows Work Party 17th March 2019

Posted on 17 March, 2019 by greatemancipator

In view of the recent rainfall and the likelihood that our intended work location might be boggy we had a last-minute change to do some tidying up in the Copse at the north of the site. It had been observed … Continue reading →

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Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows Objection to 19/00007/FULM (Clifton Ings Barrier Bank Project) 

Posted on 3 March, 2019 by greatemancipator

19/00007/FULM Construction of new and improved flood defence works, compensatory habitat creation and other associated works (Clifton Ings Barrier Bank Project)  Friends of Rawcliffe Meadows OBJECT to the above application on the grounds that: (a) It contravenes Government planning policy. … Continue reading →

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